Book Title: Ardhya
Author(s): Sukhlal Sanghavi
Publisher: Gurjar Granthratna Karyalay
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Page #1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ darzana ane ciMtana graMthamALA, artha paMDita sukhalAlAjI T - hA / - 9- Page #2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ darzana ane ciMtana graMthamALA : 5 artha 5. sukhalAlajI gUrjara graMtharatA kAryAlaya ratanapoLanAkA sAme, gAMdhImArga, amadAvAda - 380 001 Page #3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ARGHYA: by Pandit Sukhlalji, Published by Gurjar Grantha Ratna Karyalaya, Opp. Ratanpolnaka, Gandhi Road, Ahmedabad - 380 001 Price Rs. 100.00 (c) paricaya TrasTa pahelI AvRtti H Disembara 203 ['darzana ane ciMtana' bhA. 2 (1957nA artha vibhAganuM punarmudraNa]. prata : 750 pRSThasaMkhyA : 8+ 176 kiMmata rU. 10000 prakAzaka amarabhAI ThAkoralAla zAha gUrjara graMtharatna kAryAlaya ratanapoLanAkA sAme, gAMdhImArga, amadAvAda - 380 001 TAipaseTiMga vikrama kaoNmyuTara senTara e - 1, vikrama epArTamenTa, zreyasa kosiMganI pAse, AMbAvADI, amadAvAda - 380 015 mudraka bhagavatI ophaseTa 15/sI, baMsIdhara esTeTa, bAraDolapurA, amadAvAda - 380 004 Page #4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ prakAzakIya paM. sukhalAlajI eTale gujarAtanuM gaurava ane bhAratIya darzananI AgavI pratibhA. temanA nAmanuM smaraNa thatAM ja sAhitya, bhASA, dharma ane darzananI jIvatA jAgatA vizvavidyAlayanuM smaraNa thaI Ave. temanA lakhANamAM sAgara jevuM gAMbhIrya ane sphaTikarana jevI pAradarzakatA, vicAromAM saccAInI sAdhanAno raNakAra ane prastutimAM saraLatA saheje jaNAI Ave. temanA vicAro, ciMtana ane manana sAgara jevuM agAdha hovA chatAM kyAMya jJAnanuM abhimAna, vidyAno gaurava ke jANakArIno ahaM jovA na maLe. ane jeTaluM kahe te badhuM ja jAme ataLa UMDANamAMthI nIkaLI rahyuM hoya tema jaNAya chatAMya haMmezA satya svIkAravA ane navAM tathyo prApta thatAM potAnA vicArone ke matane parivartita karavo paDe to te paNa saharSa karavAnI tatparatA. mananI unmukta dazA AvA aneka guNothI yukta temanuM jIvana hatuM. temanI sAdhanA mAtra jJAna sudhI ja sImita na hatI. AcAra ane vicAranAM tamAma kSetro sudhI vistarelI hatI. temanA lekho varSo pUrve lakhAyelA hatA chatAM Ajeya prastuta che. koI RSinAM upaniSadvAkayo vAMcatA hoIe tevo. A lakhANa vAMcatAM anubhava thAya. A lakhANo pUrve darzana ane ciMtanamAM pragaTa thayAM hatAM paNa chellAM keTalAMya varSothI te aprApya thayAM hatAM tene punaH prakAzita karatAM ane atyaMta harSa ane AnaMdanI lAgaNI anubhavIe chIe. paM. sukhalAlajIno gUrjara sAtheno AtmIya saMbaMdha rahyo che. gUrjaranI yAtrAnA AraMbhanAM varSomAM temanI preraNA ane mArgadarzanarUpI saMbala (bhAthuM satata maLatuM rahyuM che. temano amArI saMsthA uparano upakAra ananya che. te upakAranA bhArathI mukta thavuM to asaMbhavita che paNa temanA bhArane kaMIka haLavo karavA temanA vicArone jIvaMta rAkhavA ane temanI ciMtananI gaMgAne vahetI rAkhavAnA A prayAsa dvArA traNa svIkAra svarUpe prastuta graMthamALAnuM ame punaH mudraNa karI rahyA chIe. A kAryamAM amane paricaya TrasTe pUro sahayoga Apyo che. temanA sahayoga vinA amArI bhAvanAne mUrta svarUpa na ja maLI zakata. A kSaNe ame paricaya TrasTanA TrasTImaMDaLano tathA caMdrakAntabhAI zAhano AbhAra mAnIe chIe. A graMthamALAnuM saMpAdanakArya lA: da. bhAratIya vidyAmaMdiranA niyAmaka paMDita jitendra bI. zAhe temanuM potAnuM ja kAma samajIne khaMtathI karI Apela che te badala temano paNa AbhAra mAnIe chIe. - gurjara parivAra Page #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ guNAnuvAda guNanA pArakhu viralA ja hoya che. jagatamAM jhaverIonI saMkhyA alpa hoya che. jhaverAtano dhaMdho karavo, ratno pArakhavAM ane ratno meLavavAM e jhaverIno vyavasAya hoya che. gatamAM guNAnurAgIonI saMkhyA alpa hoya che. guNanI parakha ane tevA ja guNo jIvanamAM keLavavAnI dhagaza to tenAthI paNa durlabha hoya che, guNo pratyenI jevI dhagaza ane parIkSaka dRSTi paM. zrI sukhalAla saMghavIjImAM jovA maLe che tevI anyatra durlabha che. paMDitajI potAnA jIvanakALa daramyAna anekanA samAgamamAM AvyA haze paNa temaNe temAMthI keTalAka cUMTI kADhelA mahAnubhAvonA jIvana vize samaye samaye aMjali svarUpe lekho lakhyA hatA. te lekho judAM judAM sAmayikomAM pragaTa thayA hatA. teno saMgraha pUrve darzana ane ciMtanamAM artha nAmanA vibhAgamAM prakAzita thayo hato. te ja lekhasaMgraha ahIM punaH prakAzita thaI rahyo che. paMDitajIe pUrvAvasthAmAM vidyArjina karavA mATe dezanAM vibhinna kSetromAM paribhramaNa karyuM hatuM. te samaye temaNe aneka prakAranAM kaSTo sahyAM hatAM. chatAM jyAM kyAMya paNa darzana ane sAhityano vizeSa abhyAsa karavAno avasara maLato tyAM jAtanI ke pratikULatAonI paravAha karyA vagara pahoMcI jatA hatA. game tevAM kaSTo paNa sahana karI jarAya ALasa ke pramAda sevyA vagara satata puruSArtha karI vidyAprApti mATe gajabanI jijJAsAvRtti dAkhavelI. tevI ja jijJAsAvRtti AjIvana TakI rahelI tevI pratIti A lakhANo vAMcanArane sahaja ja thaze. dharmAnaMda kosAMbI sAthe gALelo temano samaya temanI akhaMDa jijJAsAvRttino paricAyaka che. koI paNa pAsethI vidyA meLavavAmAM jarAya nAnama nahIM. temaja vidyApuruSono vinaya karavAmAM pUro viveka A lekhomAM yatra tatra jovA maLe che. paMDitajI mULe to jaina darzananA vidvAna. tema chatAM temaNe bhAratanAM tamAma darzanono abhyAsa khUba ja parizrama veThIne paNa karyo hato. teo mAtra jaina dharmanA paraMparAgata paMDita nahIM, paraMtu smRti, prajJA ane tIvra tarkazaktine kAraNe teo bhAratIya darzananAM tamAma kSetronA pAragAmI vidvAna banyA hatA. temanI khyAti paNa bhAratanAM Page #6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tamAma darzananA vidvAnomAM aalita vahetI hatI. hindudharmanA prakAMDa vidvAno, bauddha dharma ane darzananA ArUDha vidvAno sAthenI temanI maitrI tathA temanI sAthenI zAstracarcAo satata thatI rahetI. A graMthamAM AnaMdazaMkara bApubhAI dhruvano lekha tathA narendra deva uparano lekha temanI vidyAprItinA paricAyaka che. A vidvAno sAthenI temanI maitrI apratima hatI ane temano temanI sAtheno sneha adbhuta hato. temanA graMtho vizenA abhiprAya ne mulAkAtonAM varNano koI paNa jijJAsune protsAhita kare tevAM che. dhuva sAhebanA graMtho pratyenI temanI prIti guNAnurAgano sabaLa purAvo kahI zakAya. dhruva sAhebane aMjali ApatAM abhuta upamA ApI brAhmaNazramaNa. mahApaMDita zrI AnaMdazaMkara dhruvane AvI uttama aMjali bhAgye ja koIe ApI haze. jaina sAhityanA itihAsanA lekhaka tathA madhyakAlIna gurjara sAhityanA UMDA abhyAsI mohanalAla dalIcaMda desAI sAtheno temano paricaya ane desAInI Azcarya upajAve tevI mahenatane khUba ja suMdara rIte varNavyAM che. temanI sUkSma prajJAmAM desAI sAhebanA pratyeka guNano guNAnurAga jovA maLe che. te sAthe avirata kAma karavAnI vRttine kAraNe zarIramAM utpanna thayela vyAdhine kAraNe temaNe ApelI salAha eka AtmIya svajana jevI ane hRdayamAM rahelI maitrInA jvalaMta dRSyata sadaza che. teonI maitrInuM kSetra mAtra vidvAno ke ziSyo pUratuM sImita na hatuM. vidvAn sivAya paNa gAMdhIjI tathA vinobA bhAve jevA aneka mahAtmAo, rAjakIya puruSo, rAjanetAo sAthe paNa temano saMbaMdha ghaniSTha hato. eka tarapha AkhA dezamAM svataMtratAnI caLavaLa cAlI rahI hatI ane gAMdhIjInA vicArono prabhAva sarvatra vyApI rahyo hato tyAre teo paNa te vicAradhArAthI para rahe te kema bane? vaLI, temaNe to gAMdhIjIe ja sthApela purAtattva maMdiramAM ane gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM rahIne sanmati tarka jevA atyaMta kvijha graMthanuM saMpAdana AraMbheluM eTale gAMdhIjInA vicArothI saMpUrNa paricita ja hatA. temanI prajJAe gAMdhIjInA vicArone paNa samyaka rIte mUlavyA che. ane temane tathA vinobA bhAvenA bhUdAnayajJane khUba ja ucita aMjali ApI che. jena hovAne kAraNe jaina sAdhuonA paricayamAM to AvavAnuM bane ja, tethI temaNe jaina sAdhuonA cAritranuM varNana karatAM temane samyapha aMjali to ApI ja che sAthe sAthe temaNe samAjanI kurUDhionI khUba ja mArmika rIte AlocanA paNa karI che. paMDitajInI smRti atyaMta sateja, prajJA atyaMta sUkSma ane sAthe sAthe dArzanika hovAne kAraNe temaNe Apela aMjali paNa temanA guNAnurAgane spaSTa rIte ghotita kare Page #7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ che. jyAM kyAMya jaDatA, kurUDhi ane doSonuM darzana thayuM che tyAM temaNe spaSTa rIte kahI batAvyA che. temanI prajJAnI vizALa bhUmimAM kazuMya achUtuM rahyuM nathI. temanI ciMtanadhArAmAM vahevuM e paNa eka lAhavo ja gaNAya. A graMtha paMDitajInI prajJAne, sAdhanAne ane guNAnurAgitAne jANavA mATe paryApta che. - jitendra bI. zAha Page #8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ anukrama. 1. karuNA ane prajJAmUrtinuM mahAprasthAna . 2. aMte AzvAsana konAthI maLe che ? ...... 3. gAMdhIjIno jIvanadharma. . . . 4. baMne kalyANakArI : jIvana ane mRtyu ... 5. vibhUti vinobA ......................... 6. Ajano yathArtha mArga : bhUdAna.. 7. kAntaprajJa zrI kizoralAlabhAI..... 8. sarva-mitra gRhastha - saMta ....... 9. brAhmaNa-zramaNa dhruvajI ******* 10. sva. kosAMbIjInAM preraNAdAyI smaraNo 11. zAMtidevAcArya ane adhyApaka kosAMbIjI 12. AcArya zrI AtmArAmajI .... 13. AcArya jinavijayajI. 14. smRtizeSa dAdA ... 15. paricaya thoDo paNa chApa ghaNI UMDI . 16. Avo ne ATalo AghAta kema ? . 17. smRtipaTa ......... 18. saumAM vRddha paNa sauthI juvAna .. 19. traNa smaraNo.... 20. keTalAMka saMsmaraNo ..... 21. aMjali .. 22. eka bIjA mistrI ........ 23. sva. lADubahenanI jIvanarekhA 24. tejomUrti bhaginI .......... 25 bAbu dayAlacaMdajInAM keTalAMka saMsmaraNo. | . . . . . . . . . . . * * * * * * 101 . . . . . 106 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 4 , * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * , , , , , , , , , , 1 1 6 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * , * * * * * * * , * * * * * , , , , , , , , , , , 1 3 9 141 148 Page #9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * * * * * * * * * , , , , , , , , , , 1 54 . . . . 158 VIII 26. tejasvI tAraka AcArya zrI narendradevajI..... 27. zAstroddhAraka sva. munizrI cataravijayajI .... pariziSTa: "darzana ane ciMtana' graMthamALAnA bhAga 1thI 6nI anukramaNikA ................. sUci......... . . . . . . . . . 163 * * * 171 Page #10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ arthya 5. sukhalAlajI ApaNe jANatA hatA ke sokreTisanI hatyA prIkone hAthe thAya, kAIsTanI hatyA jye lokonA hAthe thAya, paNa hiMdu mAnasa to emanA jevA mahAsaMta ke RSi ke tapasvInA khUnano vicAra sudhdhAM karI zake nahi. hiMdu mAnasanA AvA gauravathI ApaNuM mana unnata hatuM. rAjalobhanA kAraNe ane bIjAM kAraNoe hiMdu jAtimAM paNa aneka khUno thayAM che paNa koI sAcA tapasvI ke sAcA saMtanuM khUna tenA kaTTaramAM kaTTara virodhI hoya evA hiMdune hAthe kadI paNa thayuM nathI. hiMdu mAnasamAM Avo je bhavyatAno ane dharmano UMDo saMskAra hatA te saMskAranA lopathI - tene lAgela kalaMkathI AkhuM hiMdu mAnasa jANe zaramAI gayuM che ane e ja UMDI zarama paNa tenAM AMsunI vATe jANe vahI rahI che. Page #11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sAco tyAgI ane sAco vicAraka hoya te eTaluM to jANe ja ke koIpaNa vyaktinuM jIvana bhojana, Azraya ane bIjI evI jarUrI vastuo vinA kadI cAlI zake ja nahi. eTaluM ja nahi paNa sthULa ane jaDa kahevAtI bAhya sAmagrInI ucita madada vinA jIvananuM UrvIkaraNa paNa zakaya nathI. A rIte jotAM badhI ja paraMparAnA mukhya pravartakono sUra mamatAtyAgano che; eTale ke aMgata ane vaiyaktika maryAdita mamatAne vistArI e mamatAne sArvajanika karavAno che. sArvajanika mamatA eTale bIjA sAthe abheda sAdhavo ke Atmaupamya sAdhavuM te. enuM ja bIjuM nAma samatA che. mamatA saMkucita maTI vyApaka bane tyAre ja te samatArUpa oLakhAya che. baMnenA mULamAM prematattva che. e prema saMkIrNa ane saMkIrNatara hoya tyAre te mamatA ane e nirbaMdhana vikase tyAre te samatA. A ja samatA dharmamAtranuM aMtima sAdhya che. mamatAno tyAga e zreya mATe Avazyaka hovA chatAM jo te samAjanAM vividha aMgomAM samatAne mUrta karavAmAM pariNAma na pAme to aMte evo tyAga paNa vikRta banI jAya che. parigrahatyAganI bhUmikA upara ja saMnyAsIsaMgha ane anagArasaMgho astitvamAM AvyA. enA tyAgane lIdhe ja azoka jevA dharmarAje sArvajanika hitanAM kAmo karyAM. evA tyAgamAMthI ja dAnadakSiNA jevA aneka dharmo vikasyA. kavi kAlidAse jemAM sarvasva dakSiNArUpe apAya che evo yajJa raghune hAthe karAvyo ane mAtra mATInuM pAtra ja hAthamAM bAkI rahyuM hoya evA raghune raghuvaMzamAM varNavI guptakAlIna dAna- dakSiNA dharmanuM mahattva sUcavyuM. harSavardhane to ekatra thayela khajAnAne dara traNa varSe dAnamAM khAlI karI karNanuM dAnezvarIpaNuM darzAvI ApyuM. dareka dharma-paMthanA maTho, vihAro, maMdiro ane vidyAdhAmo ja nahi paNa seMkaDo, hajAro ane lAkhonI saMkhyAmAM agAra choDI anagAra thayela bhikSu ke paAiAjakonI saMpUrNa jIvanayAtrA e badhuM parigrahatyAga ane dAnadharmane ja AbhArI rahyuM che. Page #12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1. karuNA ane prajJAmUrtinuM mahAprasthAna* bApujInA AkhA jIvananI nAnImoTI samagra pravRttionAM preraka be ja tattvo hatAM, ema vicAra karanArane jaNAyA sivAya nahi rahe. e bemAMnuM prathama tattva karuNA ane bIjuM prajJA. prANImAtramAM ane khAsa karI manuSya vargamAM ochevatte aMze karuNA hoya ja che ane gaNyAgAMThyA mANasomAM prajJA paNa hoya che. paraMtu bApujInI karuNA ane temanI prajJA vizvanI vartamAna vibhUtio temaja bhUtakALanI vibhUtio karatAM paNa sAva nokhI tarI Ave che. sAdhAraNa mANaso potAnA svalpa paNa duHkhane pacAvI nathI zakatA tethI teo potAnuM duHkha samajavA ane tene nivAravA banatuM badhuM ja karI chUTe che, jyAre teo bIjAnA duHkhane pacAvI zake che. eTale bIjAo duHkhI che ema jovA chatAM te duHkha nivAravA temanI buddhi jAgarita thatI nathI. keTalAka asAdhAraNa koTimAM Ave evA saMto bIjAnA duHkhane, potAnA duHkhanI ja jema, pacAvI nathI zakatA, tethI teo potAnuM duHkha nivAravA mATe prayatna kare che. paraMtu ema to e prayatna ane e tAlAvelI maryAdita hoya che. kemake e prayatna ane e tAlAvelI potAnA jIvanane bhoge agara potAnA jIvanane hoDamAM mUkIne nathI sevAtAM, jyAre bApujInuM mAnasika baMdhAraNa sAva judA prakAranuM hatuM. teo bIjA harakoInA duHkhane potAnA aMgata duHkhanI jema ja pacAvI zakatA nahi. tethI teo harakoI duHkhInuM duHkha jotAM tenuM kAraNa zodhatA, tene nivAravA ilAja zodhatA ane te ilAjone amalI rUpa ApavA tathA apAvavA eTalo badho ugra prayatna ane ugra tAlAvelI sevatA ke ene lIdhe temanuM samagra jIvana anekavAra hoDamAM mukAtuM hoya ema lAgatuM. bIjI eka rIte vicArIe topaNa bApujInI karuNA bIjA koInI karuNA karatAM judI koTinI hatI ema lAge che. ghaNA jaNa evA che ke jeo bIjAnuM zArIrikaAdhibhautika duHkha joI tene sahI nahi zake ane te duHkhane nivAravA banatuM badhuM karI paNa chUTe. vaLI bIjA keTalAka evA karuNAvaMta hoya che ke jeo bIjAnA mAnasikaAdhidaivika duHkhane Adhibhautika duHkha karatAM vadhAre agatya ApI tene nivAravA upara ja vadhAre bhAra mUke che. trIjA vaLI evA paNa karUNAvaMta saMto hoya che ke jeo tRSNA jevI vAsanAo ke je sakaLa duHkhanuM mULa che tene ja kharuM - AdhyAtmika duHkha lekhI tenA nivAraNa mATe puruSArtha kare che. paraMtu bApujInI karuNAne AvI koI maryAdA na Page #13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 40 artha hatI ema temanI AkhI jIvanakathA kahe che. bApujI harakoInAM Adhibhautika, Adhidaivika, ane AdhyAtmika duHkhane nivAravA mATe ja jANe janmyA ane mRtyune bheTyA na hoya ! tethI ja temanI karuNA mahAkaruNA koTinI hatI ema mAnavuM rahyuM. ema to koI ne koI jAtanI prajJA sAcA kavio, lekhako, kalAkAro ane saMzodhakomAM hoya che; paNa jene yogazAstramAM zvataMgara tarIke oLakhavavAmAM AvI che tevI prajJA prajJAzALI gaNAtA vargamAM paNa moTe bhAge nathI hotI. RtaMbharA prajJAnI mukhya khAsiyata e che ke te satya sivAya bIjA kazAne saMgrahI ke pacAvI nathI zakatI. asatyano chAMTo ke asatyanI chAyA paNa te sahI ke jIravI nathI zakatI. jyAM asatya, aprAmANikatA ke anyAya jovAmAM Ave tyAM te prajJA pUrNa rUpe bhabhUkI UThe che. ane anyAyane miTAvI devAnA daDha saMkalpamAM ja pariName che. bApujInI dareka pravRtti emanI RtaMbharA prajJAnI sAbitI che, tethI ja temanI prajJAne paNa mahAprajJA kahevI paDe che. prazna e che ke bApujI ApaNA ja jevuM mATInuM pUtaLuM hatA. temano zarIra-janma paNa bIjAnI peThe amuka deza ane amuka kuLamAM thayelo. tema chatAM bIjA koImAM nahi anubhavAyela evI mahAkaruNA ane mahAprajJA temane sahaja rIte kyAMthI varI? Ano uttara zarIra-janmamAMthI meLavI nathI zakAto. saMskAra-janma, citta-janma ke Atma-janmanI vicAraNAmAM ja e praznano sahaja uttara maLI rahe che. janma-janmAntaranI sAdhanAnuM saMcita pariNAma na hoya to bAlyakALathI AvI karuNA ane prajJAnAM bIjo lAdhavAM asaMbhava che. cheka nAnI uMmaranuM bApujInuM jIvana kahe che ke temanAmAM karuNA ane prajJAnAM sUkSma bIjo vidyamAna hatAM. jema jema uMmara, abhyAsa, avalokana ane javAbadArIo vadhatI gaI tema tema e sUkSma bIjo tvarita gatie vikasatAM ane phAlatAM-phUlatAM gayAM. bIjAnuM duHkha nivAryA sivAya ajaMpo vaLavAnI ane anyAyano sAmano karyA vinA cena nahi paDavAnI emanI vRttie emane mATe eTalAM badhAM vividha ane eTalAM badhAM moTAM kAryakSetro sarjAvyAM ke koIpaNa eka mAnavInA jIvanamAM itihAse evI ghaTanA noMdhI nathI. karuNA ane prajJAnAM janmasiddha sUkSma bIjoe mAtra kabIravaDanuM ja rUpa dhAraNa karyuM na hatuM, teNe vizvavaTanuM rUpa dhAraNa karyuM hatuM, ema temanA chellA upavAso ane dilhImAM prArthanA vakhate thatAM pravacano jotAM kahevuM joIe. karuNA ane prajJA e AdhyAtmika tattvo che, zAzvata che. eno vikAsa ane enI dazyamAna pravRtti joke maryAdita zarIravATe ja thAya che, paNa te teTalA maryAdita zarIramAM samAI nathI rahetI. enAM AMdolano ane enI pratikriyAo comera prasare che. bApujInI karuNA ane prajJAnAM AMdolano mAtra amuka koma ke amuka deza pUratAM ja rahyAM nathI, duniyAnA dareka bhAgamAM vasatI dareka komamAM enA paDaghA paDyA che ane tethI ja AkhI duniyA Aje AMsu sArI rahI che. Page #14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ karuNA ane praNAmUrtinuM mahAprasthAna * 5 joke bApujInuM zarIra vilaya pAmyuM che, paNa temanI mahAkaruNA ane mahAprajJA UlaTAM vadhAre vikAsa pAmI vizvavyApI banyAM che. saghaLAM mAnavamAM vasatA jIvanatattvanI aMdara je brahma athavA saccidAnaMdano aMza zuddha rUpe vAsa kare che te ja sakaLa jIvadhArIno aMtarAtmA che. bApujI videha thayA eTale brahmabhAva pAmyA. Ano artha e che ke emanI karuNA ane prajJAnA vikasita phaNagAo anekanA aMtarAtmAnA UMDANamAM ropAI gayA ane ekarasa thaI gayA. bApujInI kRza kAya kayAM? temanI paLepaLanI vividha pravRttio, mati mUMjhavI nAkhe evI javAbadArIo ane jaTila samasyAo kyAM? chatAM e badho bhAra sUtAM ane jAgatAM bApujI prasanna vadane hoMzabhera UMcakatA te kone baLe? A praznano uttara emanI karuNA ane prajJAnA vikAsamAM rahelo che. temaNe karuNA ane prajJAnI je ekadhArI upAsanA karI, je AdhyAtmika jIvana khIlavyuM, je brahmatattva anubhavyuM, je anya jIvAtmAo sAthe tAdAtya sAdhyuM, teNe ja emane pravRttio ane javAbadArIono gorvadhana uThAvavAnI tAkAta arpI. gAMdhIjInI sadA jIvatI jIvanagAthA ja Izvara ane AdhyAtmika tattvanA baLano jAjvalyamAna purAvo che. paNa AdhyAtmika teja sUryanA tejanI peThe game teTaluM prakAzamAna ane jAjvalyamAna hoya chatAM dRSTivihIna aMdhane mATe te kazA kAmanuM nathI. UlaTuM evA tejathI aMdhadaSTi vadhAre gUMgaLAya che. AthI ja to bApujInI duHkhoddhAranI ane anyAya pratikAranI vRtti jema jema ugra banI tema tema AdhyAtmika dRSTivihoNA aMdha vadhAre mUMjhAyA ane roSe bharAyA. paNa e roSa bahu to dehane haNI zake. karuNA ane prajJAne to te sparzI paNa na zake. je mahAkaruNA ane je RtaMbharA prajJA thoDo vakhata pahelAM eka maryAdita dehanI vATe kAma karI rahI hatI, te karuNA ane prajJA potAne avalaMbana ApanAra kRza kAyano aMta thatAM mAnavatAnA mahAdehamAM samAI gaI, temAM vasatA aMtarAtmAnAM zuddha tattvone sparzI te potAnuM kAma sadA anaMtamukhe jArI rAkhaze emAM zaMkA nathI. sUrya asta thAya tyAre teno nAza nathI thato, mAtra te anyatra prakAze che; tema bApujInI karuNA ane prajJA have e kRzakAya dvArA na prakAzatAM mAnavatAnI virATa kAyA dvArA prakAzavAnI ja. mAnavatAno virATa deha ja emanI karaNA-prajJAnuM teja vahana karavA jANe samartha na hoya ane te mATe ja jANe te emAM ekarasa thaI gaI na hoya - ema ghaTanAkrama ane bApujInI nirbhayatA jotAM lAge che. have ApaNe aMtarAtmAmAM emanI karuNA ane prajJAnA aMzo jhIlIne ja kharI zraddhAMjali arpI zakIe. - saMskRti * meM tA. 12-2-48ne divase gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM bApujInA zrAddhaprasaMge maLela prArthanAsabhAmAM Apela bhASaNa. Page #15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 2. aMte AzvAsana konAthI maLe che ? bApujI brahmabhAva pAmyAne ATalA divasa vItyA paNa ApaNAM AMsu baMdha paDatAM nathI, rudana aTakatuM nathI. reDiyo upara koInI ApelI aMjali sAMbhaLIe agara koIpaNa prakAranuM chApuM sAMbhaLIe, - pachI bhale dainika, sAptAhika, mAsika ke anya prakAranuM hoya, koIpaNa bhASAnuM hoya, koIpaNa koma, paMtha ke rASTranuM hoya, to temAMthI bApujInA nidhanathI vyApela zokane ja vAMcIe chIe ane vAMcatAMveMta ja ApaNuM hRdaya bharAI Ave che. koI bIjAne dilAso ApanAra bAkI rahetuM ja nathI. AvuM rudana advaita jagate enA itihAsamAM kadI paNa joyuM hoya tema jANamAM nathI. AvuM mahArudana zA mATe ? uttara maLe che ke mahAkaruNAno viyoga paDyo che. bApujInI karuNA koIpaNa saMta ke mahaMtanI karuNA karatAM nokhA ja prakAranI hatI. trividha du:khanA tApathI rahela mAnavatAne zAnti ApavA mATenI temanI dhagaza ane temanA prayatno e paNa jagate Aja sudhI nahi joyela evI ja vastu che. enuM varNana karavA mATe buddhi ane vANInAM sAdhano sarvamimatvatva mavatti - e nyAye alpamAtra banI jAya che, adhUrAM paDe che. - jyAre hijaratIone koI AzvAsana ke dilAso ApavA azakta hoya, jyAre apahata strIone koIpaNa khUNAmAMthI uddhAranI AzAnuM kiraNa na dekhAtuM hoya, jyAre koIpaNa eka varga upara tenA virodhI varga dvArA akathya satAmaNI cAlI rahI hoya, ane jyAM sarakAro ke bIjA zubhecchakonA koIpaNa prayatno kAragata na thatA hoya tyAM te dareka du:khIne potAnA aMgata caritrabaLa ke tapasyAbaLathI rAhatano dama koNa kheMcAvatuM ? e to bApujInI jIvatI ane avizrAnta kAma karatI karuNA ja hatI. bApujI amArA mATe kAMIka ka2ze ja evI khAtarI dareka duHkhIne dilAso ApatI. ane bApujIno duHkhanI mAhoLI ThAravAno prayatna paNa kevo adbhuta ? noAkhalImAM vartela kALA keranA agnine teonI karuNA eka rIte ThAre to kalakattAmAM varsela hatyAkAMDane bIjI rIte. bihAramAM saLagelI hoLIne eka rIte zamAve to dilhanA mahAdAvAnaLane bIjI rIte. AgamAM rahIne Aga bUjhavavAnA prayatno cAlu hoya tyAre paNa pAkistAnanA dUra dUranA bhAgomAM saLagI rahela jvALAo kevI rIte zamAvavI, Page #16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMte AzvAsana konAthI maLe che? - 7 enI sakriya vicAraNAo paNa ekasarakhI cAlatI hoya. AvuM mahAkaruNAnuM virATa dezya zuM jagate kadI joyuM hatuM? tethI ja to Aja badhA raDI rahyA che, sahune anAthatA lAge che, - pachI bhale te game tevo samRddha ke zUra hoya, agara namra sevaka ke mahAna adhikArI hoya, - ema lAge che ke je kAma ApaNA gajAnI bahAranuM hatuM ane che, te kAmane eka ja mANasa potAnI sUjhathI pahoMcI vaLato. A lAgaNI ja saune raDAvI rahI che. hiMdustAnanI bahAranA samajadAra loko paNa ema mAnatA ke ApaNA vizvazAMtinA prayatno retI uparanA mahela jevA che. e prayatno pAchaLa koI nakkara bhUmi nathI. vizvazAMti mATe je nakkara bhUmi joIe te koIne samajAtI nathI ane samajAya to te avyavahAru lAgatI, eve vakhate AvI nakkara bhUmikA sujhADanAra ane tene ekale hAthe vyavahAru siddha karI batAvanAra puruSane hiMda janma Apyo che. e ja kyAreka klezakalahathI TevAyela mAnavatAne sthAyI zAntinA saMskAro pUrA pADaze. Avo AzAstaMbha paDe tyAre teo kema na raDe ? ane ApaNe joIe chIe ke hajI rudana karatAM koI thAkatuM nathI. jo bApujI mahAna karuNAnI virATa mUrti hoya to temanA viyoganuM duHkha tethIye paNa virATa hoya ja. A uparAMta bIjA kAraNe paNa ApaNA duHkhamAM vRddhi thAya che. ApaNe jANatA hatA ke sokreTisanI hatyA grIkone hAthe thAya, krAIsTanI hatyA nyU lokonA hAthe thAya, paNa hiMdu mAnasa to emanA jevA mahAsaMta ke RSi ke tapasvInA khUnano vicAra sudhdhAM karI zake nahi. hiMdu mAnasanA AvA gauravathI ApaNuM mana unnata hatuM. rAjalobhanA kAraNe ane bIjAM kAraNoe hiMdu jAtimAM paNa aneka khUno thayAM che paNa koI sAcA tapasvI ke sAcA saMtanuM khUna tenA kaTTaramAM kaTTara virodhI hoya evA hiMdune hAthe kadI paNa thayuM nathI. hiMdu mAnasamAM Avo je bhavyatAno ane dharmano UMDo saMskAra hato te saMskAranA lopathI - tene lAgela kalaMkathI AkhuM hiMdu mAnasa jANe zaramAI gayuM che ane e ja UMDI zarama paNa tenAM AMsunI vATe jANe vahI rahI che. hiMdu kalpanA pramANe mAnavatArUpa puruSanuM mukha brAhmaNa, brAhmaNa mukha banyo te enA guNone kAraNe. kyA guNo ? zuM ghAtakatAnA? nahi, nahi, kadI nahi. naramedhapazumedhananI pAkRta bhUmikAmAMthI brAhmaNa kyAranoya UMce caDyo hato ane teNe to yajJamAM piSTamaya pazune sthAna ApI ahiMsAnI ucca bhUmikA paNa siddha karI hatI. eNe sarvamUhite rata-no pATha saune zIkhavavA mAMDyo hato. e brAhmaNa sarva bhUtonA hitamAM dareka rIte rata thayo hato. enuM jIvana tanmaya thayuM hatuM. AvA brAhmaNatvane kalaMkita karanAra koI eka brAhmaNa vyaktimAM ke nAnAmoTA tevA vargamAM kema saMcaryo haze zuM hiMdutva ane brAhmaNatvano have zatamukha vinipAta zarU thayo haze ke jethI te sarvabhUhite Page #17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8 * artha ratanI ja hatyAno saMkalpa kare? mahAkaruNAnuM avasAna karavAno saMkalpa paNa mahAna e kharuM, paNa saMkalpa krUra ane kaThora hoI anArya ja hovAno. ane jo puruSanA mukhasthAne virAjavA lAyaka gaNAyela brAhmaNamAM ane te paNa cittane pAvana karavAnI khyAti pAmela brAhmaNavaMzamAM tevo anArya saMskAra udbhave to pachI hiMdujAti ane brAhmaNazreSTha mATe kayuM sAruM tattva bacavA pAmyuM gaNAya? A vicArathI paNa samajadAro kakaLI UThe che ane AMsu khALI zakatA nathI. have dilAso koNa Apaze? - e ja ekamAtra ApaNI jhaMkhanA che. je dilAso ApavA Ave te ja dilagIrI, gamagInI ane zokano bhoga bane che. prasanna vadane ane himmatabharela hRdaye AvIne koI AzvAsana Ape evuM najare nathI paDatuM. tyAre paNa chevaTe bApujI ja potAnA viyogathI kakaLI UThela duniyAne AzvAsana ApatA dekhAya che. jANe bApujI adazya rahI sahune ekasarakhI rIte kahetA na hoya ke tame zuM mane nathI oLakhyo? ane oLakhyo hoya to raDo cho kema? zuM kyAreya raDyo hato? zuM meM tamane prasanna vadane kartavya karavA ane marI phITavA nathI kahyuM? meM je tamane kahyuM hatuM te ja jo meM AcaryuM che ema tamane lAgatuM hoya ane tame mArA upara evo ja vizvAsa dharAvatA ho to pachI raDo cho zAne ? gaLagaLA thAo cho zAne? raDavuM, dIna banavuM, anAthatA anubhavavI e gItAmAM ke koI paNa dharmazAstramAM varya ja manAyuM che, to tame mane zraddhAMjali ApanAra badhA bahAdura bano ane satya temaja karuNAnuM AcaraNa karavAnA mRtyuMjayI yuddhamAM khapI jAo. Page #18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3. gAMdhIjIno jIvanadharma jema gAMdhIjI eka paNa hiMdInI Arthika, sAmAjika ke rAjakIya bAbatamAM gulAmI sahI zakatA nathI ane tethI ja teo jema samagra hiMdanI svAtaMtryasiddhi arthe jIvanamAM eka eka zvAsa le che, tevI ja dezanI gulAmI pratye vRtti dharAvanAra ane dezanI ekamAtra pUrNa svataMtratA mATe ja dIkSA lIdhI hoya evA bIjA paNa aneka dezanAyako atyAre A hiMdamAM jelanI bahAra ane jelamAM che. hiMda bahAranA mulako tarapha dRSTipAta karIne vicArIe topaNa gAMdhIjInI jema potapotAnA rASTranI svataMtratA jatI na karavA, tene sAcavavA temaja vikasAvavAnI A nakhazikha laganIvALA sTelina, hiTalara, carcila ke cAMga kAMI zeka jevA aneka rAjapurUSo, ApaNI sanmukha upasthita thAya che. tema chatAM hiMda ke hiMda bahAranA bIjA koIpaNa netAnuM jIvana ApaNane tenA jIvanamAM kayo dharma bhAga bhajave che, evo vicAra karavA preratuM nathI; jyAre gAMdhIjInI bAbatamAM tethI sAva UlaTuM che. gAMdhIjInI pravRtti grAmya udyogone pagabhara karavAnI hoya ke pazupAlana, khetIvADI, grAmasudharAI, sAmAjika sudhAra, komI ekatA ke rAjakIya svataMtratA viSenI hoya; teo lakhatA hoya ke bolatA hoya, cAlatA hoya ke bIjuM kAMI paNa kAma karatA hoya tyAre ApaNe temanI badhI ja pravRttimAM laukika lAbhAlAbhanI daSTie tola bAMdhavA uparAMta eka bIjA paNa rahasya viSe vicAra karavA prerAIe chIe. ane te rahasya eTale dharmanuM kayo dharma zakti sIMce che. vicAraka pote kharo dhArmika hoya ke nahi tema chatAM gAMdhIjInI jIvanakathA vAMcIne ke temanuM jIvana pratyakSa nihALIne tenA manamAM temanA jIvanagata dharma viSe aneka prazno uddabhave che. te ema vicAre che ke covIse kalAka pravRttimAM saMpUrNapaNe DUbela A mANasanuM jIvana dhArmika hoI zake ke nahi ? ane jo dhArmika hoya to enA jIvanamAM kayA dharmane sthAna che ? bhUkhaMDa uparanA badhA ja prasiddha dharmomAMthI kayo dharma e puruSanA jIvanamAM saMjIvanI zakti apa, pravRttimAM nivRtti sadhAvI nivRttimAM pravRttinuM rasAyana ghoLI rahyo che ? Jai ?ducation International Page #19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10 * artha dareka dhArmika samAjanA anuyAyIonA sAmAnya rIte traNa varga che. pahelo varga kaTTarapaMthIono, bIjo durAgraha na hoya evAono ane trIjo tattvaciMtakono. jenA samAjamAM paNa vatteoche aMze AvA traNa vargo che ja. jema koI kaTTara sanAtanI, kadara musalamAna ke kaTTara krizciyana dharma tarIke pote mAnato hoya tevA potapotAnA dharmane AcAra, vyavahAra ke mAnyatAnA khokhAne akSarasaH gAMdhIjInA jIvanamAM na joI nizcitapaNe ema mAnI ja le che ke gAMdhIjI nathI kharA sanAtanI, kharA musalamAna ke kharA krizciyana. tevI rIte kaTTara jena gAMdhIjInA jIvanamAM jena AcAra ke jaina raheNIkaraNInuM khokhuM akSarazaH na joI prAmANikapaNe ema mAne che ke gAMdhIjI bhale dhArmika hoya paNa temanA jIvanamAM jaina dharmanuM sthAna to nathI ja, kemake teo gItA, rAmAyaNa Adi dvArA brAhmaNa dharmane je mahattva Ape che tevuM jaina dharmane nathI ja ApatA. bIjo varga uparanAM khokhAM mAtramAM dharmanI itizrI mAnato na hoI temaja kAMIka aMtarmukha guNadarzI ane vicAraka hoI gAMdhIjInA jIvanamAM potapotAnA dharmanuM sunizcita astitva jue che. A prakRttino vicAraka jo sanAtanI haze to gAMdhIjInA jIvanamAM sanAtana dharmanuM saMskaraNa joze, jo musalamAna ke krizciyana haze to te paNa temanA jIvanamAM potAnA ja dharmanI nADa dhabakatI joze. evI ja rIte AvuM valaNa dharAvanAra jaina varga gAMdhIjInA jIvanamAM jaina dharmanAM prANabhUta ahiMsA, saMyama ane tapanI navesara pratiSThA joI temanA jIvanane jaina dharmamaya lekhaze. trIjo varga je aMtarmukha ane guNadarzI hovA uparAMta sva ke paranA vizeSaNa vinA ja dharmanA tattvano vicAra kare che tevA tattvaciMtaka varganI dRSTie gAMdhIjInA jIvanamAM dharmanuM astitva to che ja paNa te dharma kono - A saMpradAyano ke te saMpradAyano, ema nahi paNa te sarva saMpradAyonA prANarUpa, tema chatAM sarva saMpradAyothI para evo prayatnasiddha svataMtra dharma che. bhale gaNyAgAMThyA paNa AvA tattvaciMtako jaina samAjamAM che, jeo gAMdhIjInA jIvanagata dharmane eka asAMpradAyika temaja asaMkIrNa evo dharma mAnaze, paNa tene sAMpradAyika paribhASAmAM jaina dharma mAnavAnI bhUla to nahi ja kare. saMpradAyano dharma nathI kahyA vinA paNa vAcaka e samajI zakaze ke A sthaLe gAMdhIjInA jIvana sAthe jaina dharmanA saMbaMdhano prazna prastuta hovAthI huM e maryAdA bahAra anya dharmone avalaMbI khAsa carcA karI na zakuM. huM pote svataMtra daSTithI ema makkamapaNe mAnuM chuM ke gAMdhIjInA jIvanamAM Ugelo, vikaselo ane vyApelo dharma e koI A ke te saMpradAyano dharma nathI. paNa te badhA saMpradAyothI para ane chatAM badhA ja tAttvika dharmonA sArarUpa che ke je temanA potAnA vivekI sAdA prayatnathI sadhAyela che. Page #20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAMdhIjIno jIvanadharma * 11 gAMdhIjIno dharma koI eka saMpradAyamAM samAto nathI, paNa emanA dharmamAM badhA saMpradAyo samAI jAya che, A vidhAnane madhukara dagaMtathI vadhAre sArI rIte samajAvI zakAya. AMbalI ane AMbA, bAvaLa ane lIMbaDo, gulAba ane caMpo jevAM ekabIjAthI viruddha rasa ane gaMdhavALAM puSpo ane patro utpanna karanAra vRkSo jyAM hoya tyAM bhramara e badhAMmAMthI judo judo rasa kheMcI eka madhapUDo taiyAra kare che. madhupaTalanI sthULa racanA ane temAM saMcita thatA madhurasamAM te dareka jAtanAM vRkSonA rasano bhAga che paNa te madha nathI hotuM. AMbalInI peThe khATuM ke AMbAnI peTe khATuM, tUruM. te nathI hotuM lIMbaDA jevuM kaDavuM ke nathI hotuM bAvaLanA rasa jevuM. te nathI hotuM gulAbanA raMga ke svAdavALuM agara to caMpAnA raMga ke svAdavALuM. madha e tyAM rahelI vRkSa-vanaspatinI samagrImAMthI niSpanna bhale thayuM hoya paNa temAM madhukaranI kriyAzIlatA ane pAcanazaktino khAsa hAtha hoya che. madhukara na hoya ane bIjA koI yaMtrathI ke bIjI rIte temAMthI rasa kheMce to te bIjuM game te haze, chatAM te madhura to nahi ja hoya. jo ke e madha vividha vRkSavanaspationA rasamAMthI taiyAra thayeluM che chatAM madhanI mIThAza ke tenuM pathyapoSaka tattva e eka vanaspatimAM nathI. vividha vanaspati-raso upara madhukaranI pAcakazaktie ane kriyAzIlatAe je asara upajAvI te ja madhurUpe eka akhaMDa svataMtra vastu banI che. te ja rIte gAMdhIjInA jIvanavaheNamAM judA judA dharmasoto bhale AvIne maLyA hoya. paNa te badhA soto potAnuM nAmarUpa choDI temanA jIvanapaTalamAM madhuratama rUpe eka navIna ane apUrva dharmasvarUpamAM pheravAI gayA che. kAraNake gAMdhIjIe te-te dharmanAM tattvo potAnA jIvanamAM udhAra lIdhelAM nathI ke AgaMtuka tarIke goThavyAM nathI. paNa emaNe e tattvone potAnA viveka ane kriyAzIlatAthI jIvanamAM pacAvI temAMthI paraspara kalyANakArI eka navuM ja dhArmika dRSTibiMdu nipajAvyuM che. gAMdhIjI vedone mAnaze paNa vedAnusArI yajJo nahi kare. teo gItAno sAtha nahi choDe paNa temAM vihita zastra dvArA duSTa damanamAM nahi mAne teo kurAnane Adara karaze paNa koIne kAphara nahi mAne. teo bAIbalano premadharma svIkAraze paNa dharmAtarane sAva anAvazyaka samajaze. teo sAMkhya, jena ane bauddhonA tyAgane apanAvaze paNa jagatarUpa mithilA ke mAnavarUpa mithilA du:khAgnithI ijhI ke baLI rahI hoya tyAre mahAbhArata ane bauddhajAtakanA videhajanakanI peThe agara to jainonA namirAjarSinI peThe mAruM kazuM ja baLatuM nathI.' ema kahI e baLatI mithilAne choDI ekAnta araNyavAsamAM nahi jAya. jaina valaNathI judI ahiMsA keTalAko ema dhAre che ke gAMdhIjIno nirAmiSa bhojanano Agraha e eka jaina sAdhu pAsethI lIdhela pratijJAnuM pariNAma che ane temano ahiMsA viSeno pAko vicAra zrImad rAyacaMdanI sobatanuM pariNAma che. tethI gAMdhIjIno jIvanapaMtha mukhyapaNe jaina Page #21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12 - ardhya dharmapradhAna che. huM e pratijJA ane saMsarganI hakIkata kabUla rAkhuM chuM. paNa tema chatAM ema mAnuM chuM ke gAMdhIjInuM ahiMsApradhAna valaNa e ahiMsAnA jaina valaNathI juduM ja che. mAMsatyAganI pratijJA ApanAra ke levaDAvanAra Aje jIvita hoya to teo gAMdhIjInA nirAmiSa bhojananA AgrahathI prasanna jarU2 thAya paNa sAthe ja gAMdhIjIne ema mAnatA jue ke gAya ane bheMsa vagere pazuonuM dUdha temanAM vAcharaDAM ke pADAMnA moDhethI chInavI pI tuM e spaSTa hiMsA ja che, to teo jarUra ema kahe ke AvI te kAMI ahiMsA hoya ! zrImad rAyacaMda jIvita hoya ane gAMdhIjIne azastrapratikAra karatA jue to sAce ja teo prasanna thAya, paNa jo teo gAMdhIjIne evuM AcaraNa karatA, mAnatA ke manAvatA jue ke jyAre koI pazu maravAnA asahya saMkaTamAM hoya, bacAvyuM bace tema na hoya tyAre tene iMjekazana vagerethI prANamukta karavAmAM paNa premadharma ane ahiMsA samAyela che to teo gAMdhIjInI mAnyatA ane AcaraNane kadI jainaahiMsA to nahi ja kahe. te ja rIte zrImada rAyacaMda haDakAyA kUtarAne mAravAnA valaNanuM agara khetIvADIno nAza karanAra vAMdarAonA vinAzanA valaNanuM sAmAjika ahiMsAnI dRSTie samarthana karatA gAMdhIjIne bhAgye ja jaina-ahiMsAnA poSaka mAne. gAMdhIjInA jIvanamAM saMyama ane tapanuM bahu UMcuM sthAna che. je jaina dharmanAM khAsa aMga gaNAya che. anekavidha kaDaka niyamone pacAvI gayela ane lAMbA upavAsonI gha2mALAmAM nAma kADhanA2 gAMdhIjInAM saMyama ane tapane jaina saMyama ke taparUpe bhAgye ja koI mAnaze. koIpaNa jainatyAgI sAdhu karatAM brahmacaryanuM sarvadezIya mUlyAMkana vadhAre karavA chatAM jyAre gAMdhIjI koInAM lagna jAte ja karAvI navadaMpatIne AzIrvAda ApatA haze, agara to koI vidhavAne saubhAgyanuM tilaka karAvatA haze ke koInA chUTAcheDAmAM saMmati ApatA haze, tyAre huM dhAruM chuM ke bhAgye ja koI evo jaina haze je gAMdhIjInA brahmacaryane pUrNa brahmacarya mAnavA taiyAra hoya. gAMdhIjI game teTalA lAMbA upavAso kare paNa teo lIMbunuM pANI le agara to te upavAso Atmazuddhi uparAMta sAmAjika zuddhi ane rAjakIya pragatinuM paNa aMga che ema sAcA dilathI mAne - manAve tyAre emanA e kImatI upavAsone paNa jaino bhAgye ja jainatapa kaheze. - ahiMsA ane saMyama tattvo paraMparAgata jaina dharmano udAra dRSTie abhyAsa karanAra paNa koI vicAraka jyAre gAMdhIjInA jIvanadharma viSe mukta mane vicAra kare che tyAre te eTaluM satya svIkArI le che ke gAMdhIjIno jIvanavyavahAra ahiMsA ane saMyamanAM tattvo upara pratiSThita che ane prAmANikapaNe jaina dharmane AcaranAra bhUtakAlIna ke vartamAnakAlIna puruSono AcAra-vyavahAra paNa ahiMsA saMyamamUlaka che. A rIte to te vicAraka ema mAnI ja le che ke jaina dharmanAM prANabhUta ahiMsA, saMyama ane tapa gAMdhIjInA jIvanamAM kAma Page #22 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAMdhIjIno jIvanadharma * 13 karI rahyAM che. paNa AthI AgaLa vadhI jyAre te vicAraka vigatono vicAra kare che tyAre tene kharekharI mUMjhavaNa UbhI thAya che. gAMdhIjInI anekamukhI pravRttiomAM te je rIte ahiMsAno amala thato jue che, ane ghaNIvAra paraspara viruddha dekhAya evAM vidhAno temaja AcaraNo ahiMsAne nAme thatAM te gAMdhIjInA jIvanamAM nihALI jaina paraMparAmAM prathama mAnya thayelI ane atyAre paNa manAtI AcaraNAo sAthe sarakhAve che tyAre tenuM udAra citta paNa prAmANikapaNe evI zaMkA karyA vinA rahI zakatuM nathI ke jo siddhAMtarUpe ahiMsA ane saMyamanuM tattva eka ja hoya to te yathArtha tyAgI hoya evA jainanA jIvanamAM ane gAMdhIjInA jIvanamAM taddana virodhIpaNe kAma kevI rIte karI zake ? vicArakano A prazna nirAdhAra nathI. paNa jo eno sAco uttara meLavavo hoya to ApaNe kAMIka vizeSa UMDANamAM UtaravuM paDaze. daSTibiMdunuM sAmya jainadharmanuM dRSTibiMdu AdhyAtmika che, ane gAMdhIjInuM dRSTibiMdu paNa AdhyAtmika che. AdhyAtmikatA eTale potAmAM rahela vAsanAonI malInatA dUra karavI te. bahu prAcInakALanA tapasvI saMtoe joyuM ke kAma, krodha, bhaya Adi vRttio ja malInatAnuM mULa che ane te ja AtmAnI zuddhatAne haNe che, temaja zuddhatA meLavavAmAM vighno nAkhe che. tethI temaNe e vRttionA unmelanano mArga lIdho. evI vRttionuM umUlana karavuM eTale ke potAmAM rahela doSone dUra karavA. evA doSo te hiMsA ane tene potAmAM sthAna letA rokavA te ahiMsA. e ja rIte evA doSomAMthI uddabhavanArI pravRttio te hiMsA ane evI pravRttiono tyAga te ahiMsA. Ama ahiMsAno mULamAM doSatyAgarUpa artha hovA chatAM tenI sAthe tamUlaka pravRttiono tyAga e bIjo artha paNa saMkaLAI gayo. jeo potAnI vAsanAo nirmULa karavA icchatA hoya teo evI vAsanAono jemAM jemAM saMbhava hoya evI pravRttiono paNa tyAga karatA. A sAdhanA kiMI sahelI na hatI. tevI lAMbI sAdhanA mATe amuka dunyavI prapaMcothI mukta thavuM anivArya hatuM; eTale dunyavI pravRttiothI alaga thaI AdhyAtmika sAdhanA karavAnI prathA paDI. dekhItI rIte A sAdhanAno hetu mULamAM doSothI nivRtta thavAno ane game teve prasaMge paNa doSothI alipta rahI zakAya eTaluM baLa keLavavAno hato. ahiMsAnI prAthamika ane mukhya nivRtti siddha karavA je je saMyamanA ane tapanA bIjA aneka prakAro astitvamAM AvyA te badhA moTebhAge nivRttilakSI ja yojAyA ane tethI ahiMsA, saMyama ke tapanI badhI vyAkhyAo moTebhAge nivRttilakSI ghaDAI. bIjI bAju AdhyAtmika zuddhinI sAdhanA mAtra vyaktigata na rahetAM teNe saMgha ane samAjamAM paNa sthAna levA mAMDyuM. jema jema te saMgha ane samAjanA jIvanamAM pravezatI gaI tema tema te vistaratI gaI, paNa UMDANa ochuM thatuM gayuM. saMgha ane samAjamAM e sAdhanAno praveza karavA Page #23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 * artha ane TakAvavA mATe ahiMsA, saMyama ane tapanA artho navesara vicArAyA ane temAM je mULagata zakayatA hatI te pramANe vikAsa paNa thayo. jaina paraMparA ane bauddha dharma dIrgha tapasvI mahAvIranuM jIvana jeTaluM vadhAre nivRttilakSI hatuM teTaluM ja temanA samakAlIna tathAgata buddhanuM na hatuM. jo ke baMne potAnI ahiMsAne samAjagata karavA yatnazIla hatA. buddhe potAnA jIvanamAM ahiMsA ane saMyama pUrepUrAM vaNyAM hatAM ane chatAMya temaNe ahiMsA ane saMyamano artha laMbAvI pravRtti dvArA vyAvahArika lokasevAnAM bIja paNa nAkhyAM. A bAbatamAM jaina paraMparA bauddha paraMparA karatAM kAMIka pachAta rahI, ane temAM saMjogabaLe pravRttinuM parimita tattva dAkhala thayA chatAM nivRttinuM ja rAjya mukhyapaNe rahyuM. buddhe potAnA jIvana ane upadeza dvArA je lokasaMgrahanAM bIjo nAkhyAM hatAM te AgaLa jatAM mahAyAnarUpe vikAsa pAmyAM. mahAyAna eTale bIjAMonA laukika ane lokottara kalyANa mATe potAnI jAtane gALI nAkhavAnI vRtti - bIjI bAju A mahAvAnI bhAvanAnAM prabaLa mojAne lIdhe ke svataMtrapaNe paNa koI sAMkhyAnuyAyI dIrghadarzI vicArake vAsudeva dharma, je te vakhate ThIka ThIka pratiSThA pAmyo hato ane vistarato jato hato tene kendrastha banAvI atyAra lagI cAlyA AvatA pravRtti ane nivRttinA saMgharSanuM samAdhAna karI ema sthApyuM ke koIpaNa samAjagAmI dharma dunyavI nivRtti bAhya niSkriyatA upara TakI na zake. dharma-jIvana vAte paNa pravRtti anivArya che ane sAthe sAthe eNe ema paNa sthApyuM ke koIpaNa pravRtti samAjane tyAre ja hitAvaha nIvaDe jo te vaiyaktika vAsanAmUlaka na hoI svArthathI para hoya. nivRttilakSI AcAra ahiMsA ane bIjA tabUlaka badhA AcAronI pahelI bhUmikA nivRttilakSI hovAthI tenI vyAkhyAo paNa nivRttilakSI ja hatI. je kALakrame bauddha paraMparA ane vAsudeva paraMparAne prabhAve pravRttilakSI temaja lokasaMgrahaparAyaNa banI. ahiMsAno artha mAtra abhAvAtmaka na rahetAM temAM vidhAyaka pravRtti bAju paNa umerAI. cittamAMthI rAgadveSa dUra karyA pachI paNa jo temAM prema jevA bhAvAtmaka tattvane sthAna na maLe to te khAlI paDeluM citta pAchuM rAgadveSanAM vAdaLothI gherAI javAnuM, ema siddha thayuM. te ja rIte maithunaviramaNamAM bahmacaryano pUrNa artha na manAtAM teno artha vistaryo ane ema siddha thayuM ke brahmamAM eTale ke sarva bhUtomAM potAne ane potAmAM sarva bhUtone mAnI AtmaupamyamUlaka pravRtti karavAmAM racyApacyA rahevuM te ja kharuM brahmacarya. A arthamAMthI maitrI karaNA vagere bhAvanAono artha paNa zrI saMpUrNAnaMdajI temanA chellA pustaka cidvilAsamAM kare che tema vistaryo ane te brahmavihAra gaNAI. maithunaviramaNa e to AvA bhAvAtmaka brahmacaryanuM aMga banI rahyuM. Page #24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAMdhIjIno jIvanadharma * 15 jyAre nivRttigAmI vyAkhyAo pravRtti para paNa thavA lAgI tyAre e prabhAvathI jaina paraMparA cheka ja alipta to rahI zakI nahi, paNa temAM sAdhu saMsthAnA baMdhAraNe ane bIjAM aneka baLoe evo bhAga bhajavyo ke jenI paraMparAno vyavahAra mukhyapaNe nivRttigAmI ja rahyo ane zAstranI vyAkhyAo paNa lagabhaga nivRttipoSaka ja rahI. jo ke itihAsa samAjane judI rIte ghaDI rahyo hato ane te jaina paraMparAnA vyavahAramAM temaja zAstrIya vyAkhyAomAM pheraphAra mAMgato hato, chatAM e kAma Aja lagI adhUruM ja rahyuM che. saMskAranI asara jyAre koI vicAraka jaina paraMparAnA AcAra-vicAranuM anusaraNa kare che ane jaina zAstrono abhyAsa kare che tyAre tenA mana upara hajAro varSa pahelAM ghaDAyela e nivRtti preraka dhoraNa ane vyAkhyAonA saMskAro eTalA badhA sacoTa paDe che ke te tene bhedI bhAgye ja vicAra karI zake che. siddhAMta eka ja hoya paNa te saMjogo pramANe kevI rIte aneka mukhe kAma kare che e tattva samajavuM te sthitimAM agharuM thaI paDe che. gAMdhIjIne AdhyAtmikatA siddha karavI che. tenI bhUmikArUpe temaNe potAnA jIvanamAM ahiMsA vagere tattvone sthAna ApyuM che. paNa temanuM dRSTibiMdu mahAyAnamArgI hoI teo bIjAne sukhI joyA sivAya potAne sukhI mAnI zakatA nathI. gAMdhIjInuM dRSTibiMdu mahAyAnI ane temAM ahiMsAnuM tattva umerAyuM eTale svAbhAvika rIte ja temanuM jIvana lokalyANa tarapha vaLyuM ane temanI AdhyAtmika zuddhinI daSTie temane anAsakta karmayoga sujhADyo. temanAmAM mULathI ja ahiMsAnA saMskAra otaprota hatA eTale temaNe potAnI ahiMsAne pravRttinAM badhAM ja kSetromAM vahetI mUkI. gItAnA anAsakta karmayoga pramANe jIvana ghaDavA maMthana zarU karyuM ane chatAMya temaNe gItAnA sazastra pratikArane vaLavA bhagIratha prayatna paNa karyo. uparanI carcA eTaluM jANavA mATe basa thaze ke jaina paraMparA sAmAjika banI chatAM tenA dharmInuM valaNa ahiMsAnI prAthamika bhUmikArUpa nivRttilakSI ja rahyuM che. jyAre gAMdhIjIno ahiMsAdharma AtmalakSI ane samAjalakSI hoI temAM dunyavI nivRttino Agraha saMbhavI ja zakato nathI. samAjanA prema ane zreya arthe anekavidha pravRttio calAvavI - e vizALa bhAvanA ja temane aneka prakAranA paraspara virodhI tevAM vidhAno karavA prere che. jo ke vastutaH te avirodhI ja gaNI zakAya. gAMdhIjIe jaina paraMparAne mAnya evI nivRttipakSI dekhAtI ahiMsA apanAvI che kharI, paNa temaNe potAnA sarva kalyANakArI sAmAjika dhyeyanI siddhi arthe te ahiMsAnA arthano eTalo badho vistAra karyo che ke AjanI sthitimAM gAMdhIjIno ahiMsA dharma e eka potAno ja ahiMsA dharma banI gayo che. e ja rIte A deza ane paradezanI aneka ahiMsAviSayaka Page #25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16 0 artha mAnyatAone temaNe potAnA lakSanI siddhine anukULa thAya evI rIte jIvanamAM vaNI che ane te ja temano svataMtra dharma banI temanI anekamukhI pravRttionAM dvAra khullAM kare che. A dRSTie vicAratAM ema kahevuM ja paDe ke gAMdhIjInA jIvanamAM jaina dharma enA mULa artha ke pAribhASika arthamAM nathI ja. e rIte ema kahI zakAya ke temanA jIvanamAM bauddha ke bIjA koI dharmo tenA sAMpradAyika arthamAM nathI ja ene chatAM temanA jIvanamAM je jAtano dharma sakriyapaNe kAma karI rahyo che temAM badhA ja sAMpradAyika dharmono yogya rIte samanvaya che. mahAna AtmA gAMdhIjI ApaNA jevA ja eka mANasa che. paNa temano AtmA mahAna kahevAya che ane vastuta mahAna siddha thayo che; ahiMsA dharmanA lokAbhyadayakArI vikAsane lIdhe ja. gAMdhIjIne eka vATakI UTakavAnA kAmathI mAMDI moTAmAM moTI saltanata sAme jhuMbeza uThAvavAnI pravRtti karavI paDI na hota athavA to e pravRttimAM ahiMsA, saMyama ane tapano viniyoga karavAnI sUjha prakaTI na hota to temano ahiMsAdharma kadAca pelI nirmAsa bhojananI pratijJA jevI maryAdAonA akSaraza: pAlananI bahAra bhAgye ja Avyo hota. e ja rIte dhAro ke koI samarthatama jaina tyAgI hoya ne tenA hAthamAM samAjanI suvyavasthA sAcavavA ane vadhAravAnAM sUtro soMpAya, tethI AgaLa vadhIne kahIe to tene dharmapradhAna rAjataMtra calAvavAnI sattAnAM sUtro soMpavAmAM Ave to te prAmANika jaina tyAgI zuM kare? jo kharekhara e vArasAmAM maLela jaina ahiMsAno vikAsa karyA sivAya kAMI javAbadArIo levA Icche to te niSphaLa ja nIvaDe. kAM to teNe ema kahevuM rahyuM ke mArAthI samAja ane rAjyanI taMtra sudhAraNAmAM bhAga laI na zakAya; ane jo te pratibhAzALI temaja kriyAzIla hoya to te badhAM soMpAyelAM sUtro hAthamAM laI tene amalamAM mUkavA prayatna kare. A prayatnanuM pariNAma eka ja AvI zake ane te e ke jaina paraMparAnA eka mAtra nivRttipradhAna saMskArone badalI te ahiMsAnI evI vyAkhyA kare, sarva vikasAve ke jethI temAM game teTaluM samAjalakSI ane vyAvahArika parivartana chatAM ahiMsAno mULa AtmA je vAsanAono tyAga ane saguNono vikAsa te surakSita rahI zake. gAMdhIjIno dharma navIna che jo koI paNa sAdhaka mAnavajIvananAM vividha kSetromAM nitya navA UbhA thatA koyaDAono ukela dhArmika dRSTithI karavA icche to te sahelAIthI gAMdhIjInA jIvanadharmanI dizA jANI zake. tethI ja huM mAnuM chuM, ke gAMdhIjIno jIvanadharma jIvaMta ane navIna che. navIna eTale te jUnA upara abhUtapUrva mahela che. e ja kAgaLa, e Page #26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ gAMdhIjIno jIvanadharma * 17 ja pIMchI ane e ja raMga chatAM te aSTapUrva citra che. sAregamanA e ja svaronuM abhUtapUrva saMgIta che. aMgo ke avayavo e ja chatAM e apUrva tAMDava ane alaukika nRtya che; kAraNa ke gAMdhIjInI dRSTimAM A loka ane paraloka vaccenI bhedarekhA bhUMsAI gaI che. temane manuSya jIvanarUpa ke baLatI mithilAnI aMdara ja rahI tenI Aga zamAvavAnA prayatnamAM ja pAralaukika narakayaMtraNA nivAravAno saMtoSa che ane mAnavajIvanamAM ja svarga ke mokSanI zakyatA siddha karavAnI tAlAvelI che. Page #27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 4. baMne kalyANakArI : jIvana ane mRtyu gAMdhIjI 'mahAtmA' lekhAyA, kAraNa temanuM jIvana mahat hatuM. jenuM jIvana ja mahat hoya tenuM mRtyu paNa mahat ja hovAnuM. gAMdhIjInuM jIvana mahat zA mATe ? e praznano uttara eka ja che ane te e ke bAlyakALathI TheTha mRtyunI ghaDI sudhI ekamAtra premavRtti, satya ane bIjAnuM bhaluM karavAnI vRtti temaja pravRtti ja akhaMDapaNe temaja uttarotara vikasita rUpamAM ane vadhAre ne vadhAre vyApaka rUpamAM sevI che. buddhanA mRtyu vakhate lokomAM zoka vyApelo, paNa e zoka moTebhAge temanA anugAmI bhikSugaNa temaja gRhasthavarga pUrato hato ema kahI zakAya. mahAvIranA nirvANa vakhate vyApela zoka paNa e ja koTino hato. alabatta, te vakhate atyAranA jevAM samAcAra phelAvavAnAM sAdhano na hatAM. gAMdhIjInA mRtyusamAcAra atyAranAM sAdhanone lIdhe vizvavyApI banyA che e eka ja kAraNa vizvavyApI zokanuM nathI. paNa emanuM AMtara ane bAhya jIvana evuM vizvavyApI banI gayeluM ke te sthULa dehe game tyAM rahetA hoya chatAM duniyAnA dareka bhAgamAM temano saMdeza ekadhAro pahoMcI jato ane bhaNelo ke abhaNa, A dharmanA ke te dharmanA, A komanA ke te komanA, A dezanA ke te dezanA, dareka mAnavI gAMdhIjI viSe eTaluM to mAnI ja letA ke teo je kahe che, je saMdeza Ape che te temanA AcaraNanuM pariNAma che. sauno ekasarakho vizvAsa e ja ke gAMdhIjI vicAre kAMI, bole kAMI ane kare kAMI evA nathI ane nathI ja. vizvahRdayamAM gAMdhIjInI pratiSThA kevaLa uparanA kAraNe ja hatI. teo saunA hradayanA rAma banI gayA te mAtra satyaniSThA ane karuNAvRttine kAraNe. tethI ja ApaNe gAMdhIjInA jIvanane mahat kahIe chIe. yogazAstramAM kahyuM che ke cittarUpa nadIno pravAha baMne bAjue vahe che. te kalyANa tarapha vahe ane akalyANa tarapha paNa vahe. yogazAstranA A kathanano purAvo ApaNA darekano rojiMdo anubhava che. gAMdhIjI ApaNA ja jevA ane ApaNA mAMhelA sAdhAraNa mAnavI, paNa emanA cittano pravAha kevaLa eka ja bAjue vahyo che e vizvavidita bInA che ane te eka bAju paNa mAtra kalyANanI ja. gAMdhIjIe potAnI samagra zaktino pravAha lokakalyANane mArge ja vALyo che. A mATenI taiyArI karavA gAMdhIjI nathI gayA koI maThamAM ke nathI gayA koI jaMgalamAM ke parvatanI guphAmAM. mananAM sahaja adhogAmI Page #28 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bane kalyANakArI: jIvana ane mRtyu * 19 valaNa temaja kalyANagAmI saMskAronA vaheNane UrdhvagAmI valaNamAM ane eka mAtra kalyANagAmI pravRttinA vaheNamAM pheravI nAkhavA e kAma nathI zUrAne mATe saheluM ke nathI sattAdhArIne mATe saheluM. e kAma bhalabhalA sAdhakonI paNa kasoTI karAve tevuM agharuM che. paraMtu gAMdhIjInI satya temaja premanI ananya niSThA ane satyapremamaya Izvara uparanI acaLa zraddhAe temane mATe e kAma taddana sahelA jevuM karI nAkhyuM hatuM. tethI ja gAMdhIjI saune ekasarakhI rIte bhArapUrvaka kahetA ke huM tamArAmAMno ja chuM ane huM je karuM chuM ke karI zakyo chuM te strI-puruSa, yuvA-vRddha saune mATe teo dhAre to) sukara che. gAMdhIjI mAtra viveka ane puruSArtha upara ja bhAra ApatA. emano Izvara emAM samAI jato. dareka mAnavamAM viveka ane puruSArthanAM bIja hoya ja tethI dareka mAnava Izvara ane brahmarUpa che. gAMdhIjI darekanA AtmAmAM vasatA evA ja saccidAnaMdamaya aMtaryAmIne potAnA vartana ane vicArathI jAgRta karavA rAtadivasa mathatA ane temAM ja akhaMDa AnaMda anubhavatA. mANasa sumArgane anusare ke nahi paNa tenA manamAM eka athavA bIjI rIte sumArganI pratiSThA to hoya ja che. tethI gAMdhIjInA sanmArgadarzanane na anusaranAra paNa - ane ghaNIvAra tethI sAva UMdhuM cAlanAra paNa - temanA A valaNa tarapha AkarSAto ane eka athavA bIjI rIte gAMdhIjIno prazaMsaka banI jato tethI karIne ApaNe kahI zakIe ke bIjI koI paNa vibhUtinA jIvane mAnavonA hRdayamAM gAMdhIjInA jIvane sthAna meLavyuM hoya te karatAM vadhAremAM vadhAre mANasonA hRdayamAM gAMdhIjInA jIvane sthAna meLavyuM hatuM, AvA sthAnane lIdhe ja lokoe temane mahAna AtmA kahyA ane temanuM jIvana mahatu lekhAyuM. bhUtakALanA itihAsamAM ke A navayuganA itihAsamAM evo koI dAkhalo che ke jemAM tenA mRtyu ja vakhate ja gAMdhIjInA mRtyuthI kakaLI UThelI vizvajanatAno dazamo bhAga paNa hRdayathI kakaLI UThyo hoya ? keTalAka prajApriya rAjA, rASTranetA ane lokapriya saMto cAlyA gayA tyAre temanA mATeno zoka amuka bhAga pUrato hato; ane keTalIka vakhate to te aupacArika paNa hoya. paraMtu gAMdhIjInI mRtyukathA ja sAva nirALI che. duniyAmAM ekeeka bhAgamAM vasatI janatAnA sAcA pratinidhioe gAMdhIjInA mRtyu para AMsu sAryA che. ane atyAre paNa gAMdhIjInI jIvanagAthA manamAM AvatAM ja ke kAne paDatAM ja karoDo mANaso AMsa khALI zakatA nathI. tethI ja gAMdhIjInuM mRtyu jIvananA jeTaluM ja mahAna che ema kahI zakAya. gItA e duniyAnA dharmagraMthomAM eka abhuta ane apUrva graMtha che. tene racanAra vyakti paNa tevI ja addabhuta ane ArSadRSTivALI hovI joIe. jenA mukhamAMthI gItAno upadeza ApavAmAM Avyo che te kalpanAmUrti ke aitihAsika kRSNa paNa abhuta vyakti Page #29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 200 artha che emAM zaMkA nathI. gAMdhIjIne sAcI rIte oLakhanAra koIpaNa eTaluM to samajI zake tema che ke gItAne tenA AdhyAtmika ane vyApArika arthamAM jeTale aMze gAMdhIjIe jIvanamAM pacAvI hatI teTale aMze gItAne pacAvanAra vyaktine zodhI kADhavAnuM kAma bahu agharuM che. gItAmAM karmayoganuM pratipAdana che. A muddAnuM samarthana lokamAnya tiLaka karatAM vadhAre sacoTa rIte bIjA koIe karyuM hoya to te huM jANato nathI; paNa e anAsakta karmayoganuM pacAsathI vadhAre varSo lagI satata ane akhaMDa paripAlana gAMdhIjIe ja karI batAvyuM che. temaNe gItAnA karmayoganuM samarthana jeTale aMze jIvana jIvIne karyuM che teTale aMze graMtha lakhIne nathI karyuM. gItAnA anAsakta karmayogamAM be bAjuo samAya che. lokajIvananI sAmAnya sapATI upara rahIne tene unnata karavAnI lokasaMgrahakArI vyavahAra bAju, ane traNe kALamAM ekasarakhAM TakI zake evAM zAzvata mUlya dharAvanAra satya, ahiMsA, ane IzvaraniSThA jevAM tattvone sparzIne ja jIvana jIvavAnI pAramArthika bAju. gAMdhIjInuM jIvana zarU thayuM te, e pAramArthika satyane AdhAre, ane te uttarottara vadhAre ne vadhAre vikasatuM, phelAtuM ane navapallavita thatuM gayuM te vyAvahArika bAju ke vyAvahArika satyane avalaMbIne gAMdhIjInA koIpaNa jIvanakRtyane laIne ApaNe vicAra karIe to e tarata dIvA jevuM dekhAI Ave che ke teonA ekeeka kRtyamAM pAramArthika ane vyApArika satya baMneno sahaja ane avibhAjya samanvaya hato. teo koIpaNa kSetramAM, koIpaNa bAbata laIne kAma karatA hoya tyAre temAM pAramArthika satya hovAnuM ja, ane te pAramArthika satyane teo evI rIte vyavahAranI sapATImAM mUkatA ke satya mAtra zraddhAno viSaya agara pUjAno viSaya na rahetAM buddhino ane AcaraNano viSaya paNa banI jatuM. jema jema gAMdhIjI pAramArthika satyane AdhAre vyApArika kSetro vadhAre ne vadhAre kheDatA gayA, jema jema temanI sAme kaThaNa ane kaThaNatara vyAvahArika samasyAo AvatI gaI, dharma, koma, samAja, arthazAstra, rAjakAraNa - AvA aneka viSayonI jamAnAjUnI jaTila samasyAo ukelavAno bhAra temanA upara Avato gayo tema tema temane potAnA jIvananA UMDANamAMthI pAramArthika satyanI maMgaLamaya ane kalyANakArI bAjue vadhAre ne vadhAre baLa ApyuM. e baLa ja gAMdhIjInuM amogha baLa hatuM. gAMdhIjI game tevA kSINa hoya ke tapasyAthI kaza hoya tyAre paNa temanA jIvanamAMthI je AzcaryakArI teja ane baLa huratuM tene samajavAnuM kAma koIne mATe paNa saheluM nahotuM. te baLa ane teja temanA pAramArthika satya sAthenA tAdAsyanuM pariNAma hatuM. emanI vANI ke emanI lekhinImAM, emanI pravRtti ke emanI dehartimAM e ja pAramArthika satya prakAzatuM. gAMdhIjInA anuyAyI gaNAtA mANaso paNa gAMdhIjInA jevI ja dunyavI ane vyApArika pravRtti karatA, paNa temane badhAne ema lAgyA ja karatuM ke temanA jIvanamAM Page #30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ baMne kalyANakArI: jIvana ane mRtyu - 21 gAMdhIjInuM teja nathI. Ama zA mATe ? eno uttara gAMdhIjInI pAramArthika satya sAthenI potAnA jIvananI vadhAre UMDI ekarUpatAmAMthI maLI jAya che. AvI ekarUpatAe dunyavI lokajIvananAM ghaNAM pAsAMne sudhAryA che, utrata karyA che. A bInA ApaNane jeTalI vidita che te karatAM vadhAre pramANamAM have pachInI peDhIone vidita thaze. prakRtinuM tattva ja evuM che ke tenuM lolaka mAtra eka ja dizAmAM nathI thobhatuM. jyAre te koI eka cheDA tarapha jhUke che tyAre tenI taddana sAmenI viruddha bAjue tenAM AMdolano zarU thAya che. gAMdhIjIe duniyAne mUMjhavatA praznono ukela saraLa mArge ANavAno kAryakrama yojayo. je duniyA AjalagI jheranuM auSadha jhera ja che, evA sUtramAM tathA kuTilatAno javAba kuTilatAthI ja apAya evA sUtramAM mAnatI, temaja evA sUtra pramANe jIvana jIvatI ane chatAM koI sAro kAyamI ukela ANI na zakatI te duniyAne gAMdhIjIe navo mArga batAvyo ke jheranuM kharuM ane kAyamI osaDa amRta ja che; tathA kuTilatA nivAravAno saraLa ane sAco ilAja saraLa jIvana jIvavuM e ja che. gAMdhIjInuM A kathana navuM to na hatuM, paNa enuM sarvAgINa vyApaka AcaraNa sAva navuM hatuM. temanuM e navajIvana game teTaluM pAramArthika satyane sparzatuM hoya, te dvArA badhA ja jaTila praznono game teTalo saraLa ukela zakya hoya, chatAM tene samajavA ane pacAvavA jeTalI mAnava-samAjanI bhUmikA taiyAra na hatI. gAMdhIjIe samAjanA khUNekhUNAmAM pahoMcI lokonI buddhi jAgrata karavA bhagIratha prayatna karyo. tene pariNAme lAkho mANaso emanuM kathana samajavA tarapha ane emanuM jIvana ochevatte aMze jIvavA tarapha vaLyA. paNa samAjano eka moTo bhAga evo ne evo ja rahyo, ane gAMdhIjInA navajIvanamaya saMdezanI tIvratA ane vizeSa prakAranI sAthe sAthe te vadhAre ne vadhAre vadhato gayo ke gAMdhIjInA saMdezane jhIlI na zakyo, eTaluM ja nahi paNa tene e saMdeza sAva ghAtaka temaja avyavahAru lAgyo. jeo gAMdhIjInA navajIvanasaMdezane zraddhApUrvaka sAMbhaLatA ane yathAzakti te pramANe vartavA icchatA teonA manamAM paNa keTalIkavAra gAMdhIjInA pAramArthika siddhAMto vize zaMkA UThatI, ane pUratuM samAdhAna na thatuM. evo paNa varga vadhato gayo je gAMdhIjIne sAMbhaLavAnuM jatuM karI zake ja nahi. paNa manamAM eka ja vAta poSyA kare ke e to saMta rahyA, vyavahAramAM emanI vAta na cAle. paNa AthIye vadhAre moTo varga to evo nirmANa thato gayo ke je gAMdhIjInA pAramArthika satyanA siddhAMtane tattvataH mAnavA chatAM . vyavahAramAM tenI taddana avagaNanApUrvaka avyavahArikAmAM ja mAnato. A chello varga e ja gAMdhIjInA navajIvanasaMdeza mATe bhayAnaka hato. gAMdhIjI potAne hiMdu kahetA ane hiMdu dharma AcaravAno dAvo karatA, paNa temano hiMdu dharma RtaMbharA prajJAmAMthI udbhavela ane poSAyela hovAthI eTalo badho vizALa banyo hato ke te ekabAjuthI duniyAnA samagra sAcA dhamanuyAyIone 'gAMdhIjI amArA ja dharmano marma sarvatra sAcI rIte pragaTa Page #31 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22 - ardhya karI rahyA che.' ema mAnavA lalacAvato, jyAre bIjI bAjuthI te sAMkaDA mananA rUDhicusta ane svArthI dhArmikonA manamAM te jarA paNa sthAna na pAmato ane temane aneka rIte akaLAvI mUkato. jagata kaI dizAmAM ghasaDAI rahyuM che ane mRtyunA mahAgartamAM khUMcatuM jAya che e sthitinuM bhAna hovAthI ane te mATeno nirdoSa temaja sarva AcArI zake tevo trANopAya loko sAme mUkelo hovAthI divase divase gAMdhIjIne anusaranArA vacce jatA hatA. ane ochAmAM ochuM temanI asarakAraka vANI vAMcavA ke sAMbhaLavA mATe to talapApaDa thanAranI saMkhyA vadhye ja jatI hatI. jUnI peDhInA ane ghaDapaNane kinAre jaI beThelA loko paNa A vargamAM AvatA ja jatA hatA. eTale rUDhicusta ane virodhI mAnasavALA, jemane potAnA dharma ke komanA vADA mATe paNa kazuM sakriya kAma karavAnuM na hatuM teo manamAM samasamatA ane gAMdhIjI pratye jAheramAM nahi to khAnagImAM roSa sevatA ane phelAvatA. AvA lokomAM keTalAka buddhipaTu chatAM mAtra sattAlolupa ane asahiSNu lokono eka varga pahelethI ja hato. gAMdhIjInI vadhatI jatI vizvapriya pravRtti ene dezoddhAraka pravRttinA teja sAme tevA varganuM bahu ochA loko sAMbhaLatA. paNa gAMdhIjIno hiMdutvazodhaka kAryakrama jema jema ugra ane vizALa banato gayo tema tema te asahiSNu vargane bhoLA, ajJAnI ane svArthI lokone potAnA tarapha AkarSavAnI vadhAre taka sAMpaDatI gaI. musalamAnonI mAMgaNIo vadhatI cAlI. gAMdhIjI temane koro ceka ApavAnI dIrghadRSTi bharelI vAta kare to pelo asahiSNu varga hiMdu lokone uzkere ke juo, gAMdhIjI potAne hiMdu kahevaDAve che, hiMdu dharmanA anuyAyI hovAnI vAta kare che, gItAne akSarasaH AcaravAnI vAta kare che, ane chatAMya AtatAyI musalamAno sAme bhIru thaI namI paDe che. sAmAnya loko jeo levaDadevaDamAM pAIe pAIno hisAba gaNatA hoya ane jeonAM mana upara AtatAyIne prahAra karIne ja ThekANe lAvavAno saMskAra hoya teo gAMdhIjInI dIrghadaSTi bharelI udAratAno avaLo artha le to e svAbhAvika ja hatuM. gAMdhIjInI dIrghadRSTi e hatI ke pahelAM mArA gharanuM zodhana thAya to bIjAne zodhana mATe kahevAnuM kAma saraLa thAya, ane duniyAmAM paNa potAnI pratiSThA vadhe. jyAM lagI muslima lIga ane hiMdu mahAsabhA vacce rasAkasI cAlI tyAM lagI pelA asahiSNu varge dezanA bhoLA lokomAM eka ja jAtanuM viSa phelAvyuM ke hiMdu jAti ane hiMdu dharma gAMdhIjInA hAthe jokhamAya che. durbhAgye dezanA bhAgalA paDyA ane emAMthI arasaparasa kApAkApIno dAvAnaLa pragaTyo. muslima lIge to gAMdhIjIne islAma ane musalamAnanA zatru tarIke gaNAvyA ja hatA; paNa kaTTara hiMdu mahAsabhAvAdIoe paNa temane hiMdu dharmanA zatru tarIke gaNAvyA. je lokonA manamAM gAMdhIjI viSe kusaMskAra poSAyo hato temaNe jyAre hiMdu ane zIkhonI katleAma joI, strIonAM apaharaNo joyAM, tyAre to temane daDha pratIti thaI ke hiMdu dharma ke hiMdu jAtinuM ... Page #32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bane kalyANakArI : jIvana ane mRtyu * 23 rakSaNa gAMdhIjIne hAthe thavAnI vAta AkAzapuSpa jevI che. A kAma to hiMdu mahAsabhA ja karI zake ane te ja bamaNA baLathI jevAnI pratye tevA thaI sAmAnI sAna ThekANe lAvI zake. kaTTara hiMdu mahAsabhAvAdIono A muddo eTalo saraLa hato ke tane samajavA ke samajAvavAmAM bahu cAturyanI jarUra paDe tema hatuM ja nahi. kAraNake lokamAnasa prathamathI ja pAzavavRttithI ghaDAyeluM hoya che, jyAre gAMdhIjIne to AvA lAMbA kALanA rUDha mAnasane samajAvaTa ane vivekathI sudhAravuM hatuM. DUbato ane Apadagrasta mANasa tUTI jAya evA tatkALasulabha taNakhalAnuM avalaMbana leto hoya tyAre ene kAMIka khamI khAI, saMkaTa sahI vadhAre sthira upAyanuM avalaMbana karavA kahevAmAM Ave to bahu ochI saphaLatA maLe che. eTale dezanA bhAgalA paDatAM je je komI dAvAnaLa bhabhUkI UThyo temAM hiMdu temaja zIkhone eka ja bacavAno upAya jaNAyo. gAMdhIjI e upAyanuM avalaMbana karavAmAM lAMbe gALe bahu ja ahita joI zakyA. tethI temaNe hiMdu ane zIkhone e badalAnI vRtti ajamAvatA prathama rokyA. Ane lIdhe jema jema musalamAno gAMdhIjIne prazaMsavA lAgyA tema tema hiMduo ane zIkho vadhAre chaMcheDAyA ane khullaMkhullA pracAra karavA lAgyA ke juo ! musalamAno ja gAMdhIjIne potAnA hitaiSI gaNe che. je musalamAnano hitaiSI hoya te to hindudrohI hoya che. uzkeraNIjanaka banyuM jatA navAnavA banAvomAM badhe ja ekasarakhI rIte sAMtvana ApavAnuM ane samajAvaTa karavAnuM kAma gAMdhIjI mATe ghaNuM agharuM hatuM. chatAM temaNe anazana jevA jalada upAyo ane reDiyo uparanAM sarvagamya pravacano dvArA potAnuM kAma jArI rAkhyuM ane badalA levAnI vRtti je bhayaMkara rUpamAM hiMdu temaja zIkha bhAIomAM phATI nIkaLI hatI te kAMIka aMze kAbUmAM lIdhI. paNa A vakhate pelo asahiSNu ane sattAlolupa varga lokone ADe raste dorye jato ane khullaMkhullA kaheto ke gAMdhIjI to ahiMsA dvArA chevaTe hiMduo ane zIkhonI ja katala karAvI rahyA che. jyAre gAMdhIjI viruddha lokamAnasa ThIka ThIka pramANamAM keLavAyuM tyAre je rUDhicusto ane nAmadhArI dhArmiko pahelethI ja gAMdhIjInI viruddha hatA ane atyAralagI potapotAnA AMgaNAmAM ja rahI temane bhAMDatA te badhA pelA buddhipaTu sattAlolupa varganA TekedAra thaI gayA. e asahiSNu varga hiMdu jAgIradAro ane rAjAone temanI sattA javAno bhaya batAvI ane potA dvArA temanI sattA cAlu rahevAnI AzA ApI hiMdu dharma ane jAtanA uddhArane bahAne potAnI tarapha vALavA lAgyA. hiMdutvAbhimAnI AcAryo ane mahaMtone temanA paraMparAgata dharmanI rakSAnI bAMhedharI ApI potAnAmAM meLavavA lAgyo, custa mUDIvAdIone bhAvi bhayamAMthI mukti ApavAnI AzA dvArA potAnAmAM meLavavAmAM saphaLa thayo. pariNAme e gAMdhIjI viruddhanA khUnI mAnasamAM aneka vargono samAsa thato gayo, ane tevo varga hiMdupada pAdazAhInAM svapna paNa sevavA lAgyo. Page #33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24 * artha A sthitie ja koMgresa virodhI jayaMtra racAvyuM ane koMgresane temaja dezane vartamAna sthitie pahoMcADanAra mahAna jIvanane khatama karavAno saMkalpa poSyo, jenuM goDase to eka pratIka mAtra che. gAMdhIjI goDasene hAthe vIMdhAyA ema kahevA karatAM ema kahevuM vadhAre sAruM che ke gAMdhIjInI uttarottara vikasatI ane zuddha thatI jatI ahiMsAne na pacAvI zakanAra mAnase ja gAMdhIjInI hiMsA karAvavAmAM bhAga bhajavyo. paNa gAMdhIjI jo sAce ja ahiMsaka hatA ane temanI prajJA eka mAtra satyane ja dhAraNa karatI hatI ane jIravatI hatI to temanI hiMsA zakya ja nathI. UlaTuM emaNe AcarelI ahiMsA ane sevelI satyaprajJA e baMne je nAnakaDAzA pULadeha pUratI maryAdita hatI te aneka mukhe vistarI che. je loko gAMdhIjInI ahiMsA ane satyaMbharA prajJAne pUrI rIte nahotA samajatA teo paNa have vadhAre tAlAvelI sAthe tene samajavA mathI rahyA lAge che. AthI ja to aneka mANaso je koInA bharamAvyA ADe raste dorAyA hatA te TapoTapa pAchA sIdhe raste AvavA lAgyA che ane goDasenA preraka mAnasane hRdayathI niMdI rahyA che. punarjanma vyaktigata ho ke sAmAjika ho, baMne rIte teno artha eka to che ja ke koIpaNa saMkalpa vRthA jato nathI ja. gAMdhIjIno vajUsaMkalpa to vyartha jaI ja na zake. sokreTisa ane krAIsTanA saMkalpo temanA jIvana pachI vadhAre vegavAna ane vadhAre daDhamULa thayA che e jANItuM che. gAMdhIjInuM mRtyu e pAmara jaMtunuM mRtyu nathI. e mRtyue mANasajAtane zokAtura karI che. teno artha e che, ke tene potAnuM aMtara nirakhavA aMtarmukha karI che. ane chevaTe gAMdhIjI IcchatA hatA paNa zuM ? te to haMmezAM eka ja vAta kahetA ke tame potAnuM aMtara tapAso ane potAnI jAtane prathama sudhAro. jIvanamAM temaNe potAno saMdeza jeTalA pramANamAM phelAvyo te karatAM temaNe potAnA mRtyuthI potAno saMdezo vadhAre phelAvyo che ane te AgaLa vadhAre ne vadhAre phelAze emAM leza paNa zaMkA nathI. ema to A dezanA takhtA upara AvyA pachI gAMdhIjIe bahu moTo sevakavarga Ubho karyo che. koIpaNa prAMta, koIpaNa jillo ke koIpaNa tAluko lo to tyAM gAMdhIjInI doravaNI pramANe kAma karanAra ochAvattA maLI ja AvavAnA. AvA kAryakaromAM aneka jaNa to vibhUti jevA paNa che. temanA mRtyuthI AvA vargamAM moTo umero thaze eTaluM ja nahi paNa te varga vadhAre zuddha thaI kAryabaLa meLavaze; kAraNa ke have te vargane potAne ja khabhe Avela javAbadArInuM pUrNa bhAna thatuM jAya che. je musalamAna bhAIone gAMdhIjI potAnuM ghara sudhAryA bAda dUra beThA ke pAkistAnamAM jaI samajAvavAnA hatA ke musalamAnomAM paNa e bhAna baLavattara thatuM jAya che ke gAMdhIjI je kahetA te ja sAcuM che ane muslima lIga je dhamadhatAne nAme uzkeratI hatI temAM kazuM ja tathya nathI. A rIte jovA jaIe to gAMdhIjInuM jIvana jeTaluM mahatu ane kalyANakArI hatuM teTaluM ja temanuM mRtyu paNa mahatu ane kalyANakArI che e viSe zaMkA nathI. Page #34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bane kalyANakArI : jIvana ane mRtyu * 25 gAMdhIjI gurutvAkarSaNanA niyama jevA hatA. temaNe AkhuM jIvana paraspara virodhI evAM vividha baLone eka ja uddezanI siddhi mATe sAMkaLI rAkhavAmAM asAdhAraNa saphaLatA meLavI che. rAjAo, maThadhArIo, mUDIvAdIo, ane uccatvAbhimAnI varga upara sAmyavAdanuM je saMhArakArI mojuM vegapUrvaka AvI rahyuM hatuM tene ahiMsAnA pUra dvArA nivAravA ane e mojAnuM prANadAyaka tattva mAtra pratiSThita karavA gAMdhIjIe potAnI kAryasAdhanA dvArA chellI ghaDI sudhI prayatna karyo. teo sauno nirbhaya banAvavA ja mathatA ane je je bhayanAM kAraNo je je varga sevato hoya te te vargane te bhayanAM kAraNo ja pheMkI devA samajAvatA. rAjAone TrasTI thaI rAjya karavA kahetA, to mUDIvAdI tathA udyogapatione paNa TrasTI thaI lokahita arthe udyogadhaMdho vikasAvavA kahetA. dareka dharmapaMthanA dIvAmAM teja na hatuM, kAraNa ke temAM tela ane battI ja khUTI gayAM hatAM. gAMdhIjIe potAnA AcaraNa dvArA dareka dharmapaMthanA dIvAmAM tela-battI pUravAnuM kAma karyuM ane samajadAra dareka dhArmika ema mAnato thayo ke amAro paMtha paNa sajIva che ane temAM paNa kAMIka rahasya che. savarNo jAtigata uccatAnA abhimAnane lIdhe aMdaroaMdara na sAMdhI zakAya evA khaMDomAM vaheMcAI gayA hatA, ane dalitavarga to mAnavatAnI koTimAM rahyo ja na hato. gAMdhIjIe varNa-dharma evo Acaryo ke jethI eka bAju savarNAbhimAnIonuM uccatvAbhimAna svayameva gaLavA lAgyuM ane bIjI bAju dalitavarganI lohI sAthe ekarasa thaI gayela dainyanavRtti nirmaLa thatI cAlI. eka taraphathI UrdhvarohaNa ane bIjI taraphathI nimnArohaNa e baMne kriyAe dezamAM varNadharmane navuM svarUpa ApyuM. je jAtigata uccanIcabhAvanuM hajAro varSa thayAM jaDa ghAlI beThela viSavRkSa buddha, mahAvIra, kabIra, nAnaka ke dayAnaMda Adi dvArA nirmULa thaI zakyuM na hatuM tenAM mULa gAMdhIjIe hacamacAvI mUkayAM ane tenA paripAkarUpe ekavAra astitvamAM Avela aspRzyatA have to chellA zvAsa ja laI rahI che. hiMdu dharma ane hiMdu saMskRti jeTalAM jUnAM teTalAM ja te bhavya gaNAya che. paNa tenuM aspRzyatAkalaMka paNa teTaluM ja jUnuM ane teTaluM ja abhavya che. A kalaMka hoya tyAM lagI hiMdu dharmane dharma kahevo agara hiMdu saMskRtine saMskRti kahevI e mAtra bhASAvilAsa che ema samajI gAMdhIjIe hiMdu dharma ane hiMdu saMskRtine niSkalaMka banAvavA bhagIratha prayatna karyo. ane te paNa potAnI ahiMsAvRttithI. temanuM A kAma evuM che ke duniyAnA dareka bhAgamAM te hiMdu dharma ane saMskRtine bhavyatA apAvI zake, ane hiMdu kahevaDAvanAra dareka jaNane je nIcuM jovApaNuM hatuM te dUra karI tene mAthuM UMcuM rAkhavAnI hiMmata ApI zake. Aje jeo potAnA kaTTarapaNAne lIdhe aspRzyatA - nivAraNamAM ADe AvI rahyAM che teo potAnI navI peDhI ane duniyAnA TIkAkArone hiMdu dharmanA aspRzyatAnA lAMchana vize jo kAMI paNa sAco javAba ApavA taiyAra thaze to temane gAMdhIjInuM zaraNa lIdhe ja chUTako che. teone Page #35 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 260 ardhya kahevuM paDaze ke nA, nA, amAro hiMdu dharma ane amArI hiMdu saMskRti evAM che ke jeNe gAMdhIjIne janma Apyo ane gAMdhIjI dvArA Atmazodhana karyuM. goDasenA hAthane lohiyALa karAvanAra vakramati vargane paNa potAnI navI peDhImAM pratiSThA meLavavI haze to te gAMdhIjInI ahiMsAne AgaLa dharIne ja meLavI zakaze. gAMdhIjIe koInuM kadIye ahita ciMtavyuM ja nathI. AvI kalyANa-guNa-dhAma-vibhUti potAnA sthULa mRtyu dvArA paNa kalyANavRtti prasAravAnuM ja kAma karavAnI. Izvara A ke te raste saune sadguddhino ja pATha zIkhave che. vakramati ane durbuddhi lokone eka rIte to bIjAone bIjI rIte sudhAravAnI ja taka pUrI pADe che. eTale ApaNe dRDha vizvAsa sevavo joIe ke gAMdhIjInI mRtyughaTanAmAM paNa koI gUDha IzvarIya kalyANasaMketa che, jenAM cihno atyA2thI dekhAvA lAgyAM che. gAMdhIjIe gItAno artha potAnA AcaraNa dvArA darzAvyo che ane vikasAvyo paNa che. gAMdhIjInI dRSTi dhyAnamAM rAkhI gItAne samajavA prayatna karIe to enA cAlu zabdArthanI pelIpAra eka lokottara bhavya arthanI jhAMkhI thAya che. A muddAno vistAra ka2vAnuM A sthAna nathI. paNa gAMdhIjIne zraddhAMjali ApatI vakhate temanI dRSTinI alpa jhAMkhI karavA-karAvavA pUratuM eka udAharaNa TAMkavuM aprastuta nathI. prAcIna kALathI Aja lagI yuddhapriya lokone uttejavA ane pAno caDAvavA mATe eka camatkArI ukti gItAmAM che. te kahe che ke : "are bahAdura, tuM kamara kasa ! taiyA2 thA ! raNamAM jA ! ane pachI pITha na pherava. duzmanothI na Dara ! jo duzmanone hAthe maraNa pAmIza to kazuM nukazAna nathI. UlaTuM e rIte marIne tuM ahIMnA rAjya karatAM moTuM svarganuM rAjya pAmIza, ane jo duzmanone jItIza to ahIMnuM rAjya che ja. jIvIne ke marIne tuM rAjya ja bhogavavAno che. zarata eTalI ke laDatAM pAchI pAnI na karavI.' A uttejanAe Aja lagI hiMsaka yuddho poSyAM che. kemake te uttejanA koI eka pakSa pUratI hotI nathI. baMne pakSo tevI uttejanAthI baLa meLavI prANAnta yuddha khele che ane pariNAme nAzanI prakriyA aTakatI nathI. gAMdhIjIe A uttejanAne miTAvI nahi. tenuM baLa kAyama rAkhyuM eTaluM ja nahi paNa tene ghaNe aMze vadhAryuM paNa che. mAtra tene ahiMsAno navo jhoka ane navo puTa Apyo ane te uttejanAne amara rasAyaNa banAvyuM. hajAro varSa thayAM cAlI AvatI pAzavI hiMsaka uttejanAne temaNe mAnavIya ke divya uttejanAmAM pheravI nAMkhI, ane te kevI rIte ? gAMdhIjIe uparanI uttejanAne navo artha ApatAM kahyuM ke 'zAzvata siddhAMta to evo che ke koI paNa kalyANa karanAra durgati pAmato nathI. tethI he bahAdura ! tuM kalyANamArge nirbhayapaNe vicara ! AgaLa ane AgaLa vadhye jA ! pAcho na haTha ! koInuM akalyANa ciMtavavAmAM ke koInuM bagADavAmAM na paDa ! ema kalyANamArge cAlatAM ane jhUjhatAM marI jaIza, khavAI jaIza toye zuM ? tethI to tane Page #36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bane kalyANakArI: jIvana ane mRtyu * 27 ahIM karatAM vadhAre sArI ucca bhUmikA ja maLavAnI che; kemake kalyANakArI sadgati ja pAme che. te durgati kadIye pAmato nathI. ane jo lyANamaya vizvasevA karatAM karatAM A janme ja saphaLatA maLI to tuM ahIM ja sevArAjyanAM suphaLa bhogavIza." Aja lagI te di nyAt riza Tuti tAta chati e zlokArdhanI sAthe saMgati besADyA vinA ja mAtra parApUrvanA laDAInA saMskArothI poSAyeluM vidvAna gaNAtAonuM paNa mAnasa hato vA prAthati sva nivA vA mocase mahI eno artha jUnI ghareDa pramANe ja karatuM ane mAnavajAti kauravapAMDavanI peThe bhAIbhAIomAM uttejanAnuM madyapAna karI laDI maratI. tene badale gAMdhIjIe bhAIbhAIone aMdaroaMdara laDavAnI nA pADavA mATe ane temanuM laDAyaka baLa saunA sAmUhika hitamAM vaparAya te mATe gItAnA A vAkyano jIvana jIvIne navo ja artha arpo, je atyAra lagInA koI paNa AcArye arpo na hato. AvI to gAMdhIjInI aneka siddhio che. evI siddhivALo mAnava sAmAnya nathI, e mahAmAnava che, kemake enuM jIvana mahatu che ane tethI ja enuM mRtyu paNa mahatu che; kemake te mRtyuMjaya che. kemake tenI sAme mRtyu ja marI jAya che. ane te samagra mAnavajAtinI cetanAnA UMDAmAM UMDA staramAM praveza karI cetanAnI sapATIne UMce ANe che. - prabuddha jena, 1 mArca 1948 Page #37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 5. vibhUti vinobA parivrAjaka, jaina ane bauddha e traNa jIvita mukhya paraMparAomAM bhAratanI badhI ja tyAgalakSI paraMparAono samAveza thaI jAya che. tRSNA, parigraha ke saMcayavRttinA tyAgane e badhI paraMparAoe judI judI zailImAM paNa ekasarakhI rIte mahattva ApyuM che. parivrAjakapaNuM svIkArI vanamAM javA icchatA RSi yAjJavakyanI eka patnI maitreyInA je uddagAro bRhadAraNyaka upaniSadamAM noMdhAyelA che te samagra parivrAjakaparaMparAnA vicArano eka paDagho mAtra che. yAjJavalkaye maitreyIne kahyuM ke "tane ane kAtyAyanIne sampatti vaheMcI ApI huM eno nikAla karavA icchuM chuM. maitreyIe patine javAbamAM kahyuM ke "suvarNathI paripUrNa pRthvI maLe to zuM huM tethI amara thAuM kharI ? yAjJavalkaye javAbamAM jaNAvyuM che ke "ethI to tAruM jIvana evuM ja rahevAnuM jevuM ke sAdhanasAmagrImAM racyApacyA rahenAra Itara lokonuM jIvana che. saMpattithI amRtatvanI AzA nakAmI che, ItyAdi. tathAgata buddhe cha varSanI kaThora sAdhanA ane UMDA manana pachI potAnA temaja jagatanA kalyANano mArga zodhyo te cAra Arya-satyano. temAM bIjuM Aryasatya eTale vaiyaktika ke sAmUhika duHkhamAtranuM kAraNa tRSNA ke mamatA che te; ane cothuM Aryasatya eTale tRSNAnuM - AsaktinuM nirvANa te. dIrghatapasvI mahAvIre Atmaupampa pUrepUruM jIvanamAM Utare e mATe bAra varSa sAdhanA karI ane chevaTe enA upAya lekhe emane ahiMsA lAdhI. paNa jyAM lagI parigraha ke saMcayavRtti hoya ke te jeTalA pramANamAM hoya, tyAM lagI ane teTalA pramANamAM ahiMsA enA kharA arthamAM kadI siddha thaI na zake. Ama ApaNe traNeya paraMparAnA sArarUpe eka ja vastu nihALIe chIe, ane te tRSNA, parigraha yA saMcayavRttino tyAga. upaniSadomAM amarajIvananI siddhi dhanavaibhava vaDe nathI thatI ema kahevAmAM AvyuM tyAre eno artha e haragija nathI ke pArthiva saMpattinuM jIvanamAM koI mUlya ja nathI, athavA e mAtra svAkhika chAyA che. paNa eno artha, je AkhA itihAsakALamAM siddha thayo te to, e che ke pArthiva saMpatti e mAtra sAdhana che. ene ja jIvana sarvasva mAnI Page #38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vibhUti vinobA - 29 je potAnI jAtane bhUlI jAya che te svatasiddha amarapaNAne vIsarI vinAzI ane marya vastune amara mAnI pote duHkhI thAya che ne bIjAne duHkha upajAvavAmAM nimitta paNa bane che. buddha tRSNAtyAganI vAta kahI, agAra (ghara) choDI anagAra banavAnI hAkala karI tyAre eka ghara, bAhya vastu, kuTuMba ane samAja e badhAnuM mUlya nathI ja AMkatA ema mAnavuM te buddhane potAne ane tenA dharmane anyAya karavA barAbara che. buddhanuM tAtparya eTaluM ja che ke aMgata sukhanI lAlasAmAM ItaranA sukhaduHkhanI paravA ja na karavI ane aMgata mamatA poSavI e vyakti temaja samAja mATe baMdhanarUpa che. mahAvIre parigrahatyAganI vAta kahI tyAre paNa teo eTaluM to jANe ja che ke vaiyaktika ane sAmUhika jIvanamAM dhanadhAnya jevI bAhya vastuonuM paNa sthAna che ja. tema chatAM jyAre teo sudhdhAM anagArapadanI vAta kare che tyAre koIpaNa jAtanA aMgata parigrahamAM baMdhAvAno ja niSedha kare che. sAco tyAgI ane sAco vicAraka hoya che eTaluM to jANe ja ke koIpaNa vyaktinuM jIvana bhojana, Azraya ane bIjI evI jarUrI vastuo vinA kadI cAlI zake ja nahi. eTaluM ja nahi paNa sthaLa ane jaDa kahevAtI bAhya sAmagrInI ucita madada vinA jIvananuM UrdhIkaraNa paNa zakya nathI. A rIte jotAM badhI ja paraMparAnA mukhya pravartakono sUra mamatAtyAgano che; eTale ke aMgata ane vaiyaktika maryAdita mamatAne vistArI e mamatAne sArvajanika karavAno che. sArvajanika mamatA eTale bIjA sAthe abheda sAdhavo ke Atmaupamya sAdhavuM te. enuM ja bIjuM nAma samatA che. mamatA saMkucita maTI vyApaka bane tyAre ja te samatArUpa oLakhAya che. baMnenA mULamAM prematattva che. e prema saMkIrNa ane saMkIrNatara hoya tyAre te mamatA ane e nibaMdhana vikase tyAre te samatA. A ja samatA dharmamAtranuM aMtima sAdhya che. mamatAno tyAga e zreya mATe Avazyaka hovA chatAM jo te samAjanAM vividha aMgomAM samatAne mUrta karavAmAM pariNAma na pAme to aMte evo tyAga paNa vikRta banI jAya che. parigrahatyAganI bhUmikA upara ja saMnyAsIsaMgha ane anagArasaMgho astitvamAM AvyA. enA tyAgane lIdhe ja azoka jevA dharmarAje sArvajanika hitanAM kAmo karyA. evA tyAgamAMthI ja dAnadakSiNA jevA aneka dharmo vikasyA. kavi kAlidAse jemAM sarvasva dakSiNArUpe apAya che evo yajJa raghune hAthe karAvyo ane mAtra mATInuM pAtra ja hAthamAM bAkI rahyuM hoya evA raghune raghuvaMzamAM varNavI guptakAlIna dAna-dakSiNA dharmanuM mahattva sUcavyuM. harSavardhane to ekatra thayela khajAnAne dara traNa varSe dAnamAM khAlI karI karNanuM dhanezvarIpaNuM darzAvI ApyuM. dareka dharma-paMthanA maTho, vihAro, maMdiro ane vidyAdhAmo ja nahi paNa seMkaDo, hajAro ane lAkhonI saMkhyAmAM agAra choDI anagAra thayela bhikSu ke parivrAjakonI saMpUrNa jIvanayAtrA e badhuM parigrahatyAga ane dAnadharmane ja AbhArI rahyuM che. tenI sAkSI rUpe aneka dAnapatro, aneka prazastio ApaNI sAme che. Page #39 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3) * artha je maTho, vihAro, maMdiro ane dharmasaMgho parigrahatyAganI bhAvanAmAMthI astitvamAM AvyAM hato ane je dAnadakSiNAne lIdhe ja poSAye jatAM hatAM teo dAnadakSiNA dvArA meLavela ane bIjI aneka rIte vadhArela pUMjI ane parigrahanI mAlikI dharAvavA chatAM samAjamAM tyAgInI pratiSThA pAmatAM rahyAM ane sAthe sAthe utpAdaka zramanuM sArvajanika mUlya samajavAnI buddhi gumAvavAne lIdhe eka rIte akarma jevAM banatAM cAlyAM. bIjI bAju sAcI-khoTI game te rIte dhanasaMpatti ke bhUmisaMpatti meLavanAra vyaktio paNa, dAnadakSiNA dvArA potAnA pApanuM prakSAlana thAya che ema mAnI dAnadakSiNA ApatA rahyA ane samAjamAM vizeSa ane vizeSa pratiSThA pAmatA paNa rahyA. Ama samAjamAM pratiSThA pAmanAra mukhyapaNe be varga astitvamAM AvyAH eka game teTaluM ane game te rIte apAyeluM dAna lenAra, eno saMgraha ane vadhAro karanAra chatAM tyAgI manAto brAhmaNa - zramaNavarga ane bIjo nyAyaanyAya game te rIte meLavela saMpattinuM dAna karanAra bhogI varga. A be varga vacce eka trIjo varga paNa rahyo ke jenA AdhAre uparanA baMne vargonuM astitva hovA chatAM samAjamAM jenuM Avazyaka gaurava lekhAtuM nahi. te varga eTale nahi koInA dAna upara nabhanAra ke nahi koI dAna-dakSiNA dvArA nAmanA meLavanAra, paNa mAtra kAMDAbaLe jAtazrama upara nabhanAra varga. ahiMsA ane mamatAtyAgano je dharma mULe samAjamAM sarvakSetre samatA ANavA astitvamAM Avyo hato. te ja dharma avivekane lIdhe sAmAjika viSamatAmAM aneka rIte pariNamyo. evI viSamatA nivAravA ane karmayoganuM mahattva sthApavA keTalAka drAoe anAsakta karmayoga temaja samatvayoganI sthApanA mATe sabaLa vicAro rajU karyA. dakSiNa ane uttara hindustAnamAM thayela aneka saMtoe e vicAranuM poSaNa paNa karyuM. jyAM tyAM enI sArI asara paNa thaI. paraMtu e asara chevaTe na to sthAyI banI ane na to sarvadezIya. tethI karIne samAjamAM chevaTe rAjasattA ane dhanasaMpattino mahimA, dAna ane tyAgano mahimA e jevA ne tevA cAlu ja rahyA ane sAthe sAthe garIbI temaja jAtamahenata pratyenI sUga paNa cAlu rahI. UMca-nIcanA bhedanI, saMpatti ane garIbInI, nirakSaratA ane sAkSaratAnI, temaja zAsaka ane zAsitanI, ema anekavidha vadhatI jatI viSamatAne lIdhe dezanuM sAmUhika baLa kSINa jevuM thayuM ane aMte videzI rAjya paNa AvyuM. eNe pahelAMnI viSamatAmAM aneka navI viSamatAo ane samasyAo umerI. comerathI prajA trAhi trAhi pokAravA lAgI. kavio IzvaranuM AvAhana karavA lAgyA. jyAre A viSamatA nivAravAnuM kAma zastrabaLa ane zAstrabaLa baMne mATe asAdhya jevuM dekhAtuM hatuM tyAre pAcho e ja jUno aparigraha ane ahiMsAno mArga eka viziSTa vyaktine mUkyo. Page #40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vibhUti vinobA - 31 ahiMsA ane aparigrahanI adhUrI temaja avivekI samajaNathI je aniSTa pariNAmo mAnavajAte anubhavyAM che; temaja raMgabheda, Arthika asamAnatA ane jAti ke rASTranA mithyA abhimAnane lIdhe pedA thayelAM je duHsaha aniSTo mAnavajAta bhogavI rahI che te badhAMno sAmaTo vicAra karI te vicAranA prakAzamAM badhAM ja aniSTonA upAya lekhe e viziSTa vyaktie ahiMsA ane aparigrahanuM mUlya AMkaDyuM ne temAMthI ja mAnavajAtanA uddhArano ke sarvAgINa samatA sthApavAno mArga zodhI kADhyo. saghaLAM aniSTo nivAravAno A navo mArga hato to rAmabANa jevo, paNa zarUAtamAM enA upara bhAgye ja koInI zraddhA samajaNapUrvaka beThI. tema chatAM e ahiMsA ane aparigrahanA navA pegaMbare potAnuM darzana AphrikAmAM ja saphaLa karI batAvyuM. loko camakyA ane krame krame e RSinI AsapAsa eka navuM ziSyamaMDaLa ekatra thayuM. je sattA sAme paDakAra pheMkavAnI duniyAmAM lagabhaga koInI pragaTa hiMmata na hatI te ja sattA sAme e RSie potAnuM ahiMsaka zastra ugAmyuM ane ahiMsAmAM mAnanAra ke nahi mAnanAra badhA ja ekAeka DaghAI gayA. je ahiMsA ane aparigraha mAtra vyaktigata dharma banI gayo hato ane je mAtra nivRttinI eka ja buThThI bAjune rajU karato hato te dharme asahakAranI nivRtti bAju ane satyAgrahanI pravRtti bAju - baMne bAju spaSTa samajAya te rIte ane sarvakSetre lAgu karI zakAya e rIte rajU karI. prajAne, dareka bAbatamAM dabAyelI ane lAcAra prajAne, zastra ane zAstra vinA paNa potAnI ja pAse raheluM paNa Aja sudhI ajJAta evuM eka sahaja amogha baLa lAdhyuM. prajA jAgI ane kalpanAmAM na Ave e rIte e navA amogha baLe svarAjya meLavI ApyuM. je zastra rAjakIya vijaya ane rAjakAraNamAM saphaLatA ANanAra siddha thAya che te zastra itihAsakALathI sarvoparI manAtuM AvyuM che. atyAra agAu zastrabaLa ane kAvAdAvAnA zastrabaLane evI pratiSThA maLelI jyAre A navA RSie e pratiSThA ahiMsA ane aparigrahanA navA zAstrane ApI ane eka rIte e pratiSThA mAtra bhAratamAM nahi paNa dezadezAntaramAM vistaravA lAgI. gAMdhIjIe rAjakAraNa uparAMta jIvananAM lagabhaga tamAma kSetromAM potAnA e AdhyAtmika baLano prayoga karyo ane enAM madhura phaLo samajadAra lokonI sAme jotajotAmAM AvyAM. sAmAjika jIvananA khUNekhUNAmAM samatA sthApI viSamatA nivAravAno kAyAkalpa pUrajozamAM cAlato ja hato ane loko paNa ene sAtha ApatA hatA, tyAM to gAMdhIjIe vidAya lIdhI. jeo pAchaLa rahyA ane jeo temanA sAthI hatA ane che temane e AdhyAtmika baLa viSe zraddhA nathI ema to na kahI zakAya, paNa te zraddhA kaMIka bahArathI AvelI ane kaIka aMdarathI UgelI. eTale ene saMpUrNa Page #41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 3ra * artha jIvatI ema to bhAgye ja kahI zakAya. tema chatAM svarAjya maLyA pachI rAjyataMtra to e zraddhAnA pAyA upara ja cAlatuM AvyuM che. - parakIya sattA gaI; dezamAM je ekahaththu sattA jevAM nAnAM-moTAM rAjyo hatAM te paNa vilaya pAmyAM. bIjA paNa keTalAka sudhArAo AkAra ane AvakAra pAmatA gayA; paNa sAmAjika viSamatAno mULa pAyo je Arthika viSamatA te to jUnA ane navAM aneka svarUpe kAyama ja che. e viSamatAnI nAbUdI thayA sivAya bIjI rAjakIya ke sAmAjika kSetre lIdhelI siddhio paNa bekAra jevI che. e dareke darekane vadhAre ne vadhAre samajAvA lAgyuM, ane saunuM dhyAna Arthika samatAnI bhUmikA bhaNI vaLyuM. AvI samAnatA sthApavAnA prayatno bhArata bahAra paNa thayA che, paraMtu te ahiMsAnA pAyA upara nahi. jyAre bhAratIya prajAno aMtarAtmA evI koI vyaktine jhaMkhI rahyo hato ke je tenA ahiMsaka saMskArane anurUpa ane gAMdhIjIe taiyAra karela bhUmikAne ja anusarI Arthika samAnatAno prazna ukele. e jhaMkhanAno javAba gAMdhIjInA ja anugAmI vartuLamAMthI evI vyaktie vALyo ke jeNe AkhI jiMdagI dharma temaja karmano sumeLa sAdhavAmAM ane zAstrIya jJAnarAzine prajJAnarUpe pariNAvavAmAM gALI che. te vyakti bIjI koI nahi paNa jenA upara AkhA dezanI ane keTaleka aMze dezAntaranI paNa najara coMTI che te vibhUti vinobA. - vinobAe joyuM ke paraMparAgata sAmaMto ane rAjAo gayA paNa mUDIvAdane pariNAme dezamAM aneka navA rAjAo astitvamAM AvyA che ane Atre jAya che. vinobAe e paNa joyuM ke lokataMtra sthapAyA chatAM emAM jUnI ja adhikArazAhI ane amaladArazAhI kAma karI rahI che. temAM sevAnuM sthAna sattAnI harIphAIe lIdhuM che. emaNe e paNa joyuM ke bhinnabhinna rAjakAraNI pakSomAM purAI rahelo, buddhimAna varga paNa potapotAnA pakSanI nabaLAI ane akarmaNyatA jovA karatAM sAmA pakSanI truTio tarapha ja vadhAre dhyAna Ape che. ane pariNAme e pakSonI sAThamArImAM janatAnuM hita bahu ochuM sadhAya che temaja kAMIka sAruM karavAnI vRttivALA evA buddhimAna lokonI zaktino prajAnA utkarSamAM bahu ocho upayoga thAya che. vinobAnI prajJAe arthopArjana ane artharakSaNanA judA judA mArgomAM pravartatI anyAyapUrNa temaja asAmAjika gerarItionuM paNa Akalana karyuM. emaNe e joI lIdhuM ke tatkALa vidhAyaka ahiMsAne rasta lokonI buddhi vALavAmAM nahi Ave to atyAra lagI thayeluM badhuM kAma dhULadhANI thaI jaze ane loko hiMsA bhaNI vaLaze. A mathAmaNamAMthI temane bhUmidAnano mArga lAdhyo. jotajotAmAM ene keTalI saphaLatA maLI ane keTalI maLI rahI che te uparathI ja ApaNe te mArganuM mUlya AMkI zakIe chIe. rASTrapati hoya ke mahAmAtya hoya, uparASTrapati hoya ke rAjAjI hoya, dareka A bhUdAna-pravRttine jIvananAM navAM mUlyo Page #42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ vibhUti vinobA - 33 sthApanAra pravRtti lekhe AvakArI rahyA che e nAnIsUnI bAbata nathI. vinobAjInI pravRtti mAtra bhUminA dAnamAM ja nathI samAtI; e to sAmAjika, Arthika ane rAjakIya ema badhAM kSetre mAnavIya samatA sthApavAnA prayatnanuM paheluM pagathiyuM che. e pravRttino AtmA vinobAjI jeTalo ja vizALa che. emAM saMpattinuM dAna, buddhinuM dAna ane jIvananuM dAna sudhdhAM samAI jAya che ke jenI jIvaMta mUrti pote vinobA ja che. gAMdhIjIe ahiMsAnI sarvAgINatAnuM je darzana ane AcaraNa karyuM hatuM. teno ja vikAsa ane vistAra vinobAjInA yajJamArga dvArA thaI rahyo che, evI mArI daDha pratIti che. tethI ja to vinobA koI A ke te pakSanA vADAmAM purAI zakatA nathI, samAtA nathI. UlaTuM, emanI pravRtti badhA ja pakSonA avarodhano dRDha pAyo nAkhI rahI che. bhUmidAna pravRtti pakSAtIta paNa sarvapakSasaMgrAhI hoI, sAcI samajaNa dharAvanAra sevAkAMkSI varga temane sAtha ApavA comerathI ekatra thaI rahyo che. jyAM tathAgata buddhe bodhi prApta karela tyAM ja jIvatadAnanA pIpaLAnuM bIja ropAyuM che. enI zAkhA-prazAkhAo bodhivRkSanI zAkhA-prazAkhAonI peTe ja jagyAe jagyAe vistaravAnI emAM leza paNa saMdeha nathI je uttara bihAramAM ahiMsAmUrti mahAvIre janma lIdhelo ane jyAM tathAgata buddhanAM pagalAM paDelAM tyAMno vinobAjIno vihAra e atyAranAM jalasaMkaTa prasaMge eka AzIrvAdarUpa che. gAMdhIjIe vicArela ane zarU karela aneka pravRttiomAMthI koI eka yA bIjI pravRttine varelA paNa mAtra tene ja sarvasva mAnI beThelA harakoI sevakane mATe vinobAjInuM jIvana bodhaprada nIvaDe tevuM che. tethI temanI janmajayaMtI prasaMge ApaNe sau temanAM vividha lakhANo, vividha pravRttio, - e badhAnuM Akalana karIe ane teo zatAyu thAo evI hArdika prArthanA karIe ! - bhUmiputra, 15 sapTembara 1954 Page #43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 6. Ajano yathArtha mArga : bhUdAna eka vAta mAre spaSTa kahevI joIe ke sAmudAyika padayAtrAnA mULamAM vinobAjI che. huM temane kaI rIte jouM chuM te tamane kahuM. mAro vyavasAya abhyAsa, ciMtana ane parizIlana che. tame jema pratyakSa kArya karo cho tema huM nathI karI zakato, chatAM abhyAsa mAraphate huM vinobAjIne jANuM chuM. temanA pratye mArI je zraddhA che te jAgarUka zraddhA che. huM ghaNIvAra jouM chuM ke gAMdhIjI pachI evI kaI vyakti che ke jene dezanI ATalI badhI paDI hoya ? vAharalAlajI ghaNA ujAgarA kare che. eNroplenamAM doDAdoDa kare che, khUba mahenata kare che te sAcI vAta che. paNa gAMdhIjInI kAryapaddhatino jo koIe yogya vikAsa karyo hoya to te vinobAjIe ane te paNa koI moTI saMsthAnI ke moTA mANasanI madada vagara. gAMdhIjInI praNAlI evI hatI ke teo nAnAmAM nAnI bAbata tarapha bahu dhyAna ApatA. alabatta, moTAmAM moTI yojanAo paNa thatI, paraMtu jhINAmAM jhINI bAbataneya teo khUba UMDANathI jotA. AthI temanI AsapAsa moTuM maMDaLa ekaThuM thatuM. sAdhanAmUrti gAMdhIjI pahelAM ghaNA sudhArako thaI gayA paNa koIe gAMdhIjI jevuM mULabhUta kAma nahotuM karyuM. gAMdhIjInI AzramaprathAne kA2Ne temAM je samAyA te saune gAMdhIjIno anahada prema maLyo. teo hasIne vAto kare tyAre anekane temAMthI preraNA maLatI. temanAmAM cokasAI, sneha ane mananI vRtti hatI. teno tyAga ane vicAranA baLe jo koIe upayoga karyo hoya to te vinobAjIe. A dezamAM ghaNA saMto ane vidvAno che. temAM sAcA paNa che. paraMtu jyAM sudhI huM lokonA saMparkamAM chuM tyAM sudhI, huM vinobAjInI koTino bIjo koI mANasa joto nathI. vinobAjImAM tyAgavRtti, ane anAsakti na hoya to A ja rAjapuruSo temane pI jAya ! je lokone dezavidezanA jhagaDAmAM 2sa che, tenA samAdhAnamAM rasa che, te lokone paNa vinobAjInI vAta Aja sAMbhaLavI paDe che. vinobAjIne eka vyakti tarIke nahIM paNa eka sAdhanAmUrti tarIke jotAM temanI pravRtti tarapha mAtra zraddhA ja nahIM paNa jAgarUka zraddhA' pedA thAya che. e Page #44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ajano yathArtha mArga : bhUdAna * 35 daSTie mAtra zAstra- parizIlana pUratuM nathI. jJAna jyAM sudhI kAryamAM paryavasAna pAme nahIM tyAM sudhI te upayogI nahIM thAya. bhUdAnano vicAra huM jyAre vicAruM chuM, tyAre mane lAge che ke, kAma to A dezamAM ghaNAM cAle che, paraMtu te badhAmAM kaMIka ne kaMIka khAmI hoya che. jene janatAnuM kAma karavuM che, garIbonAM du:kho nivAravAM che, tene mATe Aje pakSo UbhA karavAmAM Ave che. pakSo UbhA thAya teno paNa vAMdho nathI, paraMtu je bhUmikA para pakSo che temAM eka bIjA mATe Adara nathI. tame judI judI TukaDIomAM (padayAtrAmAM) jAo cho tethI kAMI judA paDatA nathI. ekabIjA pratye Adara, saddabhAva ne prema rahe che. pakSomAM evuM nathI banatuM. badhA nAma to dezahitanuM, gAMdhIjI le che. paNa te badhAmAM aMdara aMdara eka spardhA cAlI rahI che. "kayA muddA para cUMTaNI laDavI te karatAM "sAmA pakSane kema utArI pADavo, cakravartI vyAja sAthe doSo kema jaNAvavA,' evuM jovAya che. amadAvAdamAM ke dezanA koIpaNa bhAgamAM, bIjAnA doSadarzana, niMdA ane potAnI truTio nahIM jovAnI vRtti - ATaluM badhe dekhAya che. vinobAjI AnI vacce eka navuM mArgadarzana Aje ApI rahyA che. dezanA vikAsa mATe rastAo bAMdhavA joIe te kabUla, gAmanI svacchatA rAkhavI joIe te kabUla, kacaro sApha karavo joIe te kabUla, paNa dezamAM jeo kAma kare che temanAmAM je kacaro che te koNa sApha kare ? badhAnAM manano mela koNa kADhe? azoka mahetA game tevuM sAruM bhASaNa Ape paNa te bole tethI bIjAnA manano mela nahIM nIkaLe; kRpalAnIjI jevA moTA vicAraka paNa bole tethI koInA manano mela nahIM nIkaLI zake. paNa jenA manamAM koIne mATe mela nathI, jene sau sarakhA che, jene koI mATe paNa pUrvAgraha nathI, evI vyakti vinobAjI che. teo ja saunA manano mela kADhI zakaze. ene koInI paDI nathI : koMgresanI, samAjavAdanI ke sAmyavAdanI. ene badhAyanI paDI che; chatAM koInI nathI paDI! Avo mANasa jyAre kAma kare tyAre tene jeTaluM sUjhayuM teTaluM ApaNane na sUjhayuM jenA cittamAM maLa, rAgadveSa ochA, ane manana tathA zAstrAbhyAsanI vRtti vadhu che te prajJAvAna che. dezamAM jeTalA saMto thayA temanAM jIvana vinobAjIe vAMcyAM, vicAryA ane anubhavyAM. e ja temanI prajJA che. ane e prajJAmAMthI bhUdAnano vicAra Avyo che. ahIM je bahenoe potAnA anubhavonI vAto karI te bahu sahaja, susthita ane hRdayasparzI hatI. yunivarsiTIonI vastRtva-spardhAomAM jeo bhAga le che temAM paNa AvI sahajatA nathI AvatI. e kyAMthI Ave che? mANasa kAma karavA jAya che, buddhi ane mana jAgRta rAkhe che, to ApoApa ja e jharo pragaTe che. gAMdhIjIe strIzakti jAgRta karI te pachI bahenomAM dhArAsabhA vageremAM javAnI pravRtti vadhI. vinobAjIe pAcho judo rasto lIdho. temAM baheno Aje AgaLa AvI rahI che. Page #45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 36 * artha bhUdAna zuM che ? tamane A kAma karavAnI je taka maLI che, tethI gAMdhIjIne raste cAlavAno avasara prApta thayo che. AthI caDiyAto AnaMda kadAca bIjo na hoI zake. vinobAjI kahe che, "huM buddhane khabhe caDyo chuM temAM keTalI namratA che ! jUnA vakhatamAM chokarAo bhavAI ane rAmalIlA jovA jatA tyAre teo te joI na zake mATe vaDIlo temane potAnA khabhA para besADatA. khabhe caDavAthI bALaka bApa karatAM UMce jAya che ane te bApanA AdhAre. tema jUnAnA AdhAre vinobAjI bhUtakALamAM je kAMI thayuM che tenA karatAM UMcI bhUmikAe kAma karI rahyA che - paNa te potAnI dRSTie. bhUdAna zuM che? paisAthI je thatuM nathI te bhUmithI thAya che. paiso gajavAmAM hoya to tenI ciMtA rahe che. rAta di saMbhALa rAkhavI paDe che. bhUmimAM AvuM che? nA. bhUmi to eka evI nakkara vastu che ke kapaDAM, anAja, paisA vagere badhuM pedA kare, chatAM te tevI ne kevI kuMvArInI kuMvArI rahe... paraNelI ne kuMvArI ! mANasane bhUmi para mamatva zA mATe rahe che ? A ja kAraNe ke e sthira che. jUnA vakhatamAM bApa-dAdAo bhUmi para vadhu bhAra mUkatA ane potAnAM saMtAno mATe je kaMI bacAve te bhUmirUpa bacAvatA. jethI teo zrama karIne sAcI mUDI sAcavI rAkhI zake. ApaNe tyAM sAdhu-saMnyAsIne dAna devAnI prathA cAlI AvI che. tene khAvAnuM daIe te ArogI le che ane kapaDuM paherI le che. paNa jo tene dAnamAM anna ke kapaDAMne badale bhUmi Apo to tene mahenata karavI paDaze, kAM to bIjA pAse karAvavI paDaze, nahIMtara kazuM ja nahIM pAke. mahenata kare to pAke. bhUmi jenA hAthamAM haze tene te bhArarUpa thaze, sivAya ke teno upayoga kare ! bhUmi e nakkara vastu che. tenI sAthe saMpattino, buddhino upayoga hoya. buddhi eTale zuM ? buddhi eTale samajaNa. teno upayoga karo to ja kaMIka nirmANa thAya. dAnano artha vinobAjIe spaSTa karyo che. "dAna eTale eka Ape ane bIjo le ema nahIM paNa samAnapaNe jIvavAno adhikAra meLavavo te." duniyAnA koI dezamAM koIne A vicAra mUkyo che? tyAM to huMsAtuMsI cAle che. suejhano prazna Avyo ane tarata ja yuddhanI taiyArI thaI ane khaMjara khakhaDavA mAMDyAM! dezamAM jAgRti hiMdustAnamAM have garIbI ane amIrI sAthe sAthe nahIM cAlI zake. jema jema garIbo, AdivAsIo, bhIlo vagere jAgatA jaze tema tema kAMti jhaDapI banaze. jyAM jyAM garIbI vadhAre che tyAM tyAM jAgRti vadhu Avaze. te jAgRtine yogya raste vALavAno bhUdAna eka mArga che. temAM garIbInI vaheMcaNI nathI thatI, paNa bIjAnA duHkhanA bhAgIdAra thavAno avasara prApta thAya che. garIba mANasamAM ghaNIvAra sAtvika mana Page #46 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Ajano yathArtha mArga: bhUdAna 0 37 hoya che. tenA para bhAra paDe che, e rIte nahIM paNa sahaja rIte bhUdAnanI A vAta temane samajAvavI joIe. teo bIjA garIbonI sthiti jANe che eTale teo sAcI rItanuM dAna Ape che. gAMdhIjI kahetA ke, "karoDapatinA dAna karatAM mAre mana garIbanI koDInuM dAna moTuM che." ravizaMkara mahArAja ghaNIvAra kahe che, jyAre garIbonAM dAnanI nadIo vaheze tyAre paisAdArarUpI bhekhaDo to ApoApa phAMsAI paDaze." lokonAM manamAM vicAra thaI rahyo che ke, ApaNe dAna kyAM karavuM ? ApaNe kahIzuM ke mANaso jIvatA rahe tyAM ! pAMjarApoLa to ghaNI che paNa mANasapoLo kyAM? Ano artha ema nathI ke pazupaMkhIo para dayA na rAkhavI. Aje prathama mANasano prazna sAme che. pahelAM yajJomAM ghI homAtAM, AryasamAjIoe yajJone badale havanamAM ghI homavAM zarU karyA. AthI svAmI rAmatIrthe ekavAra kaheluM ke yajJamAM ne havanamAM ghI homAya che tene badale mANasanA jaTharamAM ghI jAya tema karavuM joIe." bhUmidAna e AjanA praznone laIne cAlato dAnano yathArtha mArga che. sAmudAyika padayAtrAnA kAraNe tamArAmAM ghaNI nirbhayatA Avaze. anubhavo thaze, lokono saMparka thaze. lokone upayogI thavA mATe bhUdAnanA kAryakartAone khetI, Arogya, arthakAraNa vagere bIjA ghaNA viSayono abhyAsa hovo jarUrI che. tethI kAma sArI rIte thaze. anubhavothI vadhu jJAna maLe che Aje tame padayAtrAnAM bhAI-bahenoe potapotAnA je anubhavo kahyA te jotAM ema lAge che ke, kaMIka adbhuta thaI rahyuM che. jUnA vakhatamAM parivrAjako hatA te vakhatovakhata vicAranI Apa-le karatA. bauddha, jaina, sAMkhya vageremAM AvA parivrAjakonI paraMparA hatI. eka AcAryanI nIce thoDA bhikSuko rahetA hatA paNa jyAre AcAryamAM zithilatA AvatI tyAre e saMgho tejahIna thatA. A paNa eka navo saMgha che. AmAM vizeSatA e che ke dareka yAtrI-TukaDI padayAtrA karIne pAchI Ave che, potAnA anubhavo kahe che ane vicAronI Apa-le kare che. mane lAge che ke seMkaDo pustako vAMcavA karatAM AvA anubhavo tame kaho cho tema vadhu jJAna Ape che. pustakomAM to ghaNA bhAge kalpanAo hoya che. je dharmavicAra Aje cAlI rahyo che tenI athaDAmaNa jUnA vicAro sAthe thaze. koI divasa evuM nathI thayuM ke jUnA vicAroe laDAI na karI hoya ! tema tamAre paNa laDAI karavI paDaze. vakhata Avye sarakArano paNa virodha karavo paDaze. tame badhA pavitra saMkalpa mATe bhegA thayA cho te mATe huM mArA manamAM ja AbhAra mAnuM chuM, ene saMgharIne ja jAuM chuM. Page #47 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 38 0 ardhya vinobAjIe je pavitra saMkalpa karyo che temAM samayano saMketa che, te pUrepUro samajavo joIe. mAnavatAnuM kalyANa thAya enI emAM dRSTi rahI che. temane 1957 sudhImAM jamIna maLe na maLe e prazna nathI. gAMdhIjIe 1922mAM kaheluM ke, 'sUtaranA tAMtaNe svarAja lezuM.' lokoe pUchyuM ke, 'kyAM che tamAruM svarAja ?" to temaNe 1938mAM haripurA kaoNMgresamAM javAba Apyo ke, sUtaranA tAMtaNe svarAja sAcuM, paNa tame sUtarano tAMtaNo kADhyo che " jyAM lagI AtamA tattva cinyo nahi tyAM lagI sAdhanA sarva jUThI'vALI pelI kaDInI jema tame jyAM lagI sUtaranA tAMtaNAno AtmA samajo nahIM, e mujaba kAma karo nahIM, enI bhAvanA pramANe varte nahIM, to svarAja kyAMthI thAya ?" vinobAjIe 1957 sudhInuM kahyuM tenI pAchaLa AvI bhAvanA che. vinobAjIe bI vAvela che te nakkara che. ApaNe (ApaNA kAryarUpI kSetramAM) bhUmi barobara che, bIja barobara che e badhuM jovuM rahyuM. A pAka to pUro thato nathI. pAMca varSa pachI paNa navA prazno haze. atyAranuM kareluM tyAre ochuM lAgaze. badhe cAlI rahelI kheMcatANamAMthI Avo mArga kADhyA vagara gati ja nathI. nahIMtara to netAo buddhino yogya upayoga bhUlaze. buddhi Aje game ema veDaphAI rahI che. vinobAjIe to buddhi, zakti vagere badhA mATe eka cAvI zodhI che. tene A rIte jeTalA aMze koI kAmamAM leze teTale aMze sArthaka thaze. - - prasthAna, kArataka 2013 Page #48 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 7. krAntaprajJa zrI kizoralAlabhAI kizoralAlabhAIe pote ja prasaMge prasaMge potA vize thoDuMka lakheluM che. temanA paricaya mATe joke e pUratuM nathI, topaNa te temanI viziSTa jhAMkhI karAve che. keLavaNInA pAyA'nI prastAvanAmAM zikSaNa ane keLavaNIno bheda darzAvatAM temaNe potAnI dhamyajIvanAbhimukha dRSTinI jhAMkhI karAvI che. "svAmI sahajAnaMdamAM temanI asAMpradAyika dharmavRttinI jhAMkhI thAya che. strI-puruSa-maryAdAmAM temanA sahajasiddha saMskArono paricaya thAya che. zrI caMdrazaMkara zukle pyArA bApu'mAM temano paricaya ApavA thoDo prayatna karyo che. paNa thoDA zabdomAM chatAM samartha rIte temano vyApaka paricaya to bApujIe ja Apyo che. 1940nA mArcanI 3jI tArIkhanA "harijanabaMdhu'mAM "sAcuM pagaluM e mathALA nIce bApujIe je lakhyuM che te ahIM temanA ja zabdomAM ApaNe sAMbhaLIe: 'kizoralAla mazarUvALA ApaNA virala kAryakaromAMnA eka che. e avizrAMta parizrama karanArA che. emanI dharmabuddhi koI vadhu paDatI kahe eTalI hada sudhInI che. jhINAmAM jhINI vigata paNa emanI najara bahAra jatI nathI. teo tattvadarzI lisUpha ane gujarAtImAM lokapriya lekhaka ane graMthakAra che. gujarAtInA jeTalA ja marAThInA vidvAna che. nyAtajAtanAM, prAMtIyatAnAM ke komI abhimAnothI ke vahemothI sarvathA mukta che. eo svataMtra vicAraka che. eo rAjadvArI puruSa nathI. eo janmasiddha sudhAraka che. sarva dharmonA abhyAsI che. dharmajhanUnano vA paNa emane vAyo nathI. eo javAbadArI ane jAherAtathI haMmezAM dUra rahevA mAge che. ane chatAM jo eka vAra javAbadArI lIdhI to pachI emanA karatAM vizeSa sUkSmatApUrvaka ene pAra pADanAra bIjo meM jANyo nathI. gAMdhI sevA saMghanuM pramukhapada levAnuM mahAprayAse meM emanI pAse kabUla karAveluM. je udyama ane ananya ekAgratAthI emaNe potAnI javAbadArI adA karI tene ja pariNAme saMghanI upayogitA siddha thaI hatI ane ethI ja ene AjanuM mahattva maLyuM che. potAnI kSINa tabiyatanI bilakula paravA na karatAM jAhera prajAsevakane sAru Ane huM guNarUpa nathI lekhato) teo tamAma sAdhako ane zodhakonA haMmezAM ne haprasaMge bheru thaI paDyA. athAga parizrama ne kALajI laIne temaNe saMghanuM je baMdhAraNa taiyAra karyuM che te AvI harakoI saMsthAne sAruM namUnArUpa thaI paDe evuM che. Page #49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0 * artha A badhI vigato kizoralAlano mahimA vadhAravA huM nathI lakhato. emane mahimAnI ke gauravagAnanI muddala jarUra nathI. mArA AtmasaMtoSane khAtara huM te lakhI rahyo chuM.' paNa upara je kAMI kahyuM te eka rIte bIjAno anuvAda ja kahevAya. anuvAdanuM prAmANya ochuM nathI, paNa zrotAo, khAsa karI zikSita zrotAo mukhyapaNe kaMIka vidhinI apekSA rAkhe. vidhino artha che ke, apUrva arthanuM pratipAdana - ajJAtanuM jJApana. kizoralAlabhAInA paricayanI bAbatamAM vidhivacana tarIke kAMI paNa kahevuM hoya to te svAnubhavamAMthI ja kahI zakAya. A dRSTithI huM temanA paricayamAM kyAre ane kema Avyo, ne paricaya kevI rIte vadhato gayo, e viSe thoDuM paNa kahuM to te yogya kahevAya. 1921nI svarAjyanI hilacAlanA juvALa vakhate eka sAMje huM AzramamAM sAMjanI prArthanAmAM jaI caDelo. prArthanAne aMte bApujIne ema kahetAM sAMbhaLyA ke, "mAre mana svarAjya karatAM AdhyAtmika rAjyanI kiMmata vadhAre che, tethI kizoralAle AdhyAtmika sAdhanA mATe je ekAMta jIvana svIkAryuM che, tenI upayogitA mArI dRSTie bahu vadhAre che. ApaNe AzramavAsIo emanI sAdhanAmAM dUra rahyA rahyA paNa upayogI thaIe. ane te dUra paNa kyAM che? AzramathI thoDeka dUra emanI jhUMpaDI che. gomatIe to vizeSa prasanna thavAnuM che,' ityAdi. A bhAvanA bApunA zabdo sAMbhaLI mArI jijJAsA sateja thaI. huM kizoralAlabhAInuM nAma paNa na jANato. kizoralAla koNa? sAdhanA zI? jhUMpaDuM zuM? gomatI koNa? vagere prazno manamAM UThyA. tarata ja mitro pAsethI khulAso meLavyo, paNa kizoralAlabhAI vizenI jijJAsA uttarottara vadhatI cAlI. ekAMtavAsamAMthI pAchA teo ghera AvyA tyAre paNa huM AzramamAM to jato ja ane moTebhAge temanA makAnanI najIkamAM ja mitrone tyAM jato, paNa utkaTa jijJAsA chatAM kizoralAlabhAI pAse javAmAM saMkoca anubhavato. saMkoca eTalA kAraNasara ke mAtra zAstravyAsaMgI ane zAstravyasanI eka AdhyAtmika anubhavI pAse jaI kAMI carcA kare to enuM mUlya zuM? A saMkoca ThIka ThIka vakhata cAlyo paNa yoga evo AvI. maLyo ke paricayanAM dvAra khullAM thayAM. kizoralAlabhAI pAchA vidyApIThanA mahAmAtrapade AvyA. teo roja (mane yAda che tyAM sudhI) AzramathI cAlI elisabrija najIkanA makAnamAM Avela vidyApIThanI ophisamAM AvatA. huM paNa tyAM purAtattvamaMdira pustakAlaya ane kAryAlayamAM raheto ane kAma karato. zAstrIya vAcana ane svayaMciMtanathI keTalAka prazno vize vicAro to bAMdhI rAkhelA, temAM vajUda che ke nahi ane sudhAravA jevuM hoya to te kaI rIte ane zuM sudhAravuM, evI jijJAsA mane haMmezAM rahetI. jyAM lagI bAMdhelA vicAro samavAdanI kasoTIe na kasAya tyAM lagI muktapaNe loka samakSa na mUkavA, evI UMDe UMDe manovRtti hatI. have utkaTa jijJAsA ane temanA pratye baMdhAyelI parokSa zraddhA WWW.jainelibrary.org Page #50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ krAntaprajJa zrI kizoralAlabhAI * 41 paNa paripakva thaI hatI. eTale saheje ja meM avAranavAra mArA prazno temanI samakSa mUkavAnuM zarU karyuM. enA spaSTa ane suzliSTa uttarothI huM temanA pratye vadhAre AkarSAyo, ane pachI to AzramamAM jAuM tyAre temane maLavAnuM bhAgye ja TALato. have temano pratyakSa paricaya vadhato gayo ane sAthe sAthe temanAM prasiddha thatAM nAnAMmoTAM lakhANo paNa sAMbhaLato gayo. prathama prathama "jIvana zodhananI' hastalikhita nakala joI javAnuM yAda che. e vAcane temanA pratye mane ora AkarSo. A AkarSaNa Aja lagI vadhatuM ja rahyuM che. kizoralAlabhAImAM vidvattA karatAM pratibhAnuM tattva vadhAre che, ema mane lAge che. kAvyanI mImAMsAmAM - prajJA navanavone zAMtinI pratimA matA ! evuM pratibhAnuM lakSaNa ApyuM che, te kAvyatattva mATe pUratuM che, paNa huM kizoralAlabhAInI prajJAnI vAta kahuM chuM te prajJA tethI judI ja che. tathAgata buddha je prajJA upara vAraMvAra bhAra Apyo che ane prajJApAramitAmAM je prajJA vivakSita che te prajJAnI huM vAta karuM chuM. vizuddhi mArgamAM prajJAnuM sthAna zIla ane samAdhi pachI che. zIla ane samAdhi siddha thayAM na hoya to e prajJA uddabhavI na zake. prajJAsotanA udghATana mATe zIla ane samAdhi e be Avazyaka ane anivArya aMga che. ApaNe paNa jANIe chIe ke kizoralAlabhAInA jIvanamAM zIla ane samAdhinuM keTaluM sthAna che. temanAM pustako ane bIjAM lakhANonA vAcanathI temaja temanA alpasvalpa paricayathI mArA upara evI chApa paDI che ke zIla ane samAdhinI yogya sAdhanA dvArA ja temanAmAM prajJAnuM bIja vikasyuM che. yogazAstramAM zraddhA, vIrya, smRti, samAdhi ane prajJA e pAMcane yoganAM aMga lekhyAM che. AmAM pahelAnA cAra e prajJAnI Avazyaka bhUmikA che. huM kizoralAlabhAInAM lakhANo ane jIvana, baMne vize jyAre jyAre vicAra karuM chuM tyAre . tyAre emanI prajJAno khulAso mane buddha ane yogazAstranA kathanamAMthI ja maLI jAya che. kizoralAlabhAInI prajJA nAnAmukhI che. temaNe "UdhaInuM jIvana,'vidAyaveLAe', timiramAM prabhA', "mAnavI-khaMDiyero jevA kauzalapUrNa anuvAdo karyA che. "gItAdhvani' ane bIjAM chUTaka padyo paNa racyAM che. svataMtra lakhANo to emanAM DhagalAbaMdha che; ane emanAM lakhANonA viSayo koI eka nathI. dharma, samAja, rAjakAraNa, arthakAraNa, sAhitya, kalA, zikSaNa Adi aneka viSayone lagatA aneka muddAo upara temaNe vicArapUte lakhyuM che. emanuM lakhANa eTaluM mananapUrvakanuM ane maulika che ke ATalA badhA viSayo ane muddAo upara AvuM sUkSma pRthakkaraNapUrvaka bhAgye ja koI lakhI zake. jo aMta:prajJAno srota UghaDyo na hoya to emanA jevA jIrNazIrNa, kRzakAya, pathArIvaza puruSane hAthe Avo vizada vicArazazi bhAgye ja lakhAya che. Page #51 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 42 * artha kizoralAlabhAI jevuM mAtRbhASA gujarAtImAM lakhe che tevuM hiMdImAM ane te ja rIte marAThI temaja aMgrejImAM lakhe che. Aje to harijana, harijanabaMdhu, harijanasevaka'e badhAMmAM emano ja prANa dhabake che. deza-videzamAM gAMdhIjInA vicArane jANavA ane samajavA icchanAra temanI kAryapaddhati vize UbhA thatA navA navA praznono khulAso meLavavA icchanAra badhA ja kizoralAlabhAInI lekhinInI pratIkSA kare che. emano sauthI moTo ane virala guNa e taTasthatAno che. jeTalI emanAmAM taTasthatA che teTalI ja nirbhayatA ane sAthe teTalI ja madhuratA. A viziSTa guNone lIdhe teo alpAMze paNa gAMdhIjInuM pratinidhitva dharAvavAnA adhikArI che. temanI eka kRti "samULI krAMti badala temane puraskAravA ane satkAravAno je nirNaya gujarAta vidyAsabhAe karyo che emAM kharI rIte e sabhAnA dhyeyano ja puraskAra, satkAra ane enuM ja gaurava che. have kAMIka "samULI krAMti vize. samULI krAMti 1948 mArcamAM prasiddha thaI, tyArabAda atyAra lagImAM enA upara AvelI cAra samAlocanAo mArA jovAmAM AvI che, "buddhiprakAzamAM cunIbhAInI, UrmimAM pro. anaMtarAyanI, mAnasImAM aMbAlAla purANInI ane prasthAnamAM rasikalAla vakIlanI. pahelI be "samULI krAMtine yathArtha rIte "samULI krAMti' tarIke varNave che. ane sacoTapaNe enuM maulikatva darzAve che. amuka vidhAnomAM thoDo matabheda ke saMdeha hoya to e samAlocanAo "samULI krAMtine eka virala kRti tarIke sthApe che, jyAre zrI purANInI samAlocanA sAva judI bAju rajU kare che, e ene samULI to zuM paNa krAMti sudhdhAM mAnavA taiyAra nathI. Avo cheka sAmA pATalAno virodha joI huM zrI purANInI samAlocanA be vAra sAMbhaLI gayo. saMbhava che ke ene samajavA pUrato mAro adhikAra na lekhAya, paNa mane lAge che ke e samAlocanA nathI samyapha AlocanA ke nathI saMgata AlocanA. paNa e AlocanA parathI huM anumAna upara Avyo chuM ke e "samULI krAMtinuM yathArthapaNuM sAbita kare che. "samULI krAMtimAM je aneka vidhAno che tene lIdhe koI eka ja jAtanA varga upara asara nathI thatI. zikSita gaNAtA, sAdhaka manAtA evA varganI mAnyatAone paNa AghAta pahoMcADe che. eTale evA ja koI AghAtanuM pariNAma e samAlocanA hoya to navAI nahIM. ane ema hoya to e krAMti ja che. cothI samAlocanA te vizeSa vizleSaNa ane UhApopradhAna che. te "samULI krAMtinA mukhya badhA ja bhAgone sparze che, ane chUTathI lekhakanAM avataraNo TAMkI tenA guNadoSanA baLAbaLanI samIkSA kare che. samAlocaka zrI vakIla mAkarsanA sAmyavAdanuM dRSTibiMdu dharAve che, eTale svAbhAvika rIte ja samAlocanAmAM dRSTibiMdunI pradhAnatA Ave ane jyAM sAmyavAdanA mULa pAyArUpa Arthika vyavasthA kizoralAlabhAInA cAritryapradhAna pratipAdano sAme gauNa thatI dekhAya tyAM teo potAnI dRSTinI sayuktika rajUAta kare che, eTale e samAlocanA vAcakane rasa preranArI bane che. Page #52 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAntaprajJa zrI kizoralAlabhAI * 43 kizoralAlabhAInA paramezvara, mAnavatA, ane caritrapradhAna dRSTikoNathI judA paDavA chatAM zrI vakIla temanI svataMtra, pAkaTa ane marmajJa vicAraka tarIke kadara kare che. vakIla "samULI krAMtine marAmatI krAMtirUpe varNave che ane potAnA pakSamAM ThIka ThIka dalIlo paNa Ape che. kizoralAlabhAIe itihAsanA abhyAsa vize je TIkA karI che te adhyApaka rAvaLa ane zrI vakIlanI peThe mane paNa saMgata lAgatI nathI. kizoralAlabhAInI kasoTI sarvatra ekamAtra vivekanI rahI che. jo e ja kasoTIe itihAsanA adhyayananuM mUlya paNa AMkavAmAM Ave to ema kahI na zakAya ke ItihAsanuM jJAna anarthakArI che. enuM ajJAna, eno viparyAsa ke enA jJAna sAthe maLelI bIjI svArthI vRttio bhale anarthakArI nIvaDe, paNa tethI itihAsanuM jJAna nakAmuM che ema huM paNa mAnato nathI. samULI krAMti samajavAno pUro adhikAra sAmAnya vAcakono nathI. paNa je je samajadAra adhikArIe ene dhyAnapUrvaka vAMcI vicArI haze, tenA keTalAya rUDha saMskAro ane janmasiddha graMthio mULamAMthI hacamacyA vinA bhAgye ja rahyAM haze. e judI vAta che ke saMskAronAM mULa hacamacyA chatAM mANasa pharI pAcho e ne e ghareDamAM cAlyA kare. Ama thavAnAM aneka kAraNo che. graMthio zithila thayA pachI paNa paDakhuM badalavAno savAla bIjA keTalAka viziSTa guNonI apekSA rAkhe che. jo te vAcakamAM hoya to te krAMti karI zake, na hoya to nahIM. paNa "samULI krAMtinuM kAma to vAcakane tenA rUDha saMskAro vize mULathI vicAra karatA karI mUkavAnuM che. e dRSTie A pustaka koIne paNa vicAra preryA vinA rahe ema huM nathI dhArato. e ja enuM maulika krAMtikAraka tattva che. upaniSadranA RSi ane buddha, mahAvIra, kapila Adi saMtamunioe judA judA zabdomAM ane kaMIka judI judI rIte paNa eka vAta tarapha saMketa karyo che, ke trividha tApanuM mULa avidyA, ajJAna, moha ke darzanamoha che. jyAM lagI A avidyA ke aviveka haze tyAM lagI Adhidaivika, Adhibhautika ane AdhyAtmika eke duHkha dUra thavAno saMbhava nathI. badhA ja RSimunioe avidyA ke avivekane nivAravA upara ja bhAra mUkyo che. ane enAthI ja utpanna thanAra duHkhonuM traNa bhAgamAM vargIkaraNa karI duHkha vizenuM nirUpaNa TUMkAvyuM che. kizoralAlabhAI e ja RSimunionI paddhatine kaMIka judI rIte "samULI krAMtimAM rajU kare che. AjanI duniyAmAM vizeSa karIne bhAratanA je mukhya prazno che ane je ghaTanAo klezakara ane duHkhadAyaka banI rahI che ane banatI AvI che, te prazno ane te ghaTanAo ekeeke laIne teo tapAse che. temAM kleza ane duHkhanuM tattva hoya to te zA kAraNe ane kevI rIte udbhave che eno vizleSaNa-pradhAna buddhanI tArkika saraNIne enA vikasita ane vizadarUpamAM avalaMbIne sphoTa kare che, ane chevaTe darzAve che ke ajJAna, aviveka Page #53 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 44 . ardhya temaja jaDatA e badhA roganuM kAraNa che. pachI te kAraNa nivAravA mATe temane je vidhAno sUjhyAM che ane je upara temaNe ThIka ThIka UMDo vicAra karyo che te vidhAno rajU kare che. Ama 'samULI krAMti' ghaTanAomAM anubhavAtAM du:khanA vizleSaNa dvArA enA mULa kAraNa sudhI pahoMce che. tethI prAcIna dharmagraMthomAM je trividha tApanA kAraNa tarIke avivekano nirdeza che te ja 'samULI krAMti'mAM che, ema mane lAge che. phera hoya to eTalo ja che ke badhA ja dharmagraMtho du:khono saMkSepamAM nirdeza kare che, jyAre 'samULI krAMti' vartamAna jamAnAnA saLagatA praznonI vigatavAra UMDI mImAMsA kare che ane pachI. tenA kAraNa, ajJAna ke aviveka upara mANasanuM dhyAna ekAgra karI te upara kuThArAghAta karavA kahe che. dAkSiNAtya tarkatIrthaM lakSmaNa zAstrIe 'hiMdu dharmAMcI samIkSA' nAmanuM pustaka lakhyuM che. teo vAInI pAThazALAnA mukhya adhyApaka to che ja, ane krAMtikArI vicAra paNa dharAve che. teo pote brAhmaNapradhAna saMskRta pAThazALAnA mukhya kartAhartA ane tarkazAstranA vidvAna che. temanuM jIvana hiMdutvanA saMskArathI raMgAyeluM ane mukhyapaNe brAhmaNavarga vacce ja vyatIta thatuM AvyuM che. tema chatAM temaNe potAnA pustakamAM hiMdudharmanI evI sUkSma, ugra ane talasparzI samIkSA karrI che ke huM jANuM chuM tyAM lagI brAhmaNa paraMparAmAM thayela, brAhmaNadharmamAM ja rahIne, brAhmaNadharma upara ATalI badhI ugra, sUkSma ane zAstrIya TIkA bIjA koIe atyAra sudhImAM karI nathI. lakSmaNa zAstrInI A TIkA sAcI che chatAM temAM moTebhAge khaMDanAtmaka zailI ja che. enA sthAnamAM navavastunuM nirmANa sUcavavAmAM nathI AvyuM. hiMdu dharmanI bhramaNAonA jUnA mahelane bhoMyabhego karavAnI emAM puSkaLa sAmagrI che, paNa enA sthAnamAM navo mahela racavAnI koI viziSTa sAmagrI nathI. jyAre samULI krAMtimAM e khAmI nathI. jUnuM tyAjya hoya tyAM tajavAnuM batAvyuM che; paNa sAthe sAthe dareka prasaMge vidhAyaka mArgo rajU karyAM che. eTale A krAMti jema avivekanA mULa u52 prahA2 kare che tema te vivekamUlaka navaracanA paNa sUcave che. eTale te mAtra vidhvaMsaka che ema rakhe koI samaje. 'samULI krAMti'mAM kizoralAlabhAInuM saMtamahaMtane zobhe evuM hradayamaMthana dekhAya che. samagra nirUpaNamAM temanI dRSTino AdhAra 52mAtmaniSThA ane mAnavatAniSThA che. kharI rIte paramAtmAmAM mAnavatA ane mAnavatAmAM paramAtmA jovAnI temanI eka navadRSTi che. jyAre teo ema kahe che ke je moTAmAM moTI krAMti karavAnI che te ApaNe jaDa jAhojalAlI karatAM mANasAIne sauthI vadhAre mahattva ane jIva mATe sauthI vadhAre Adara ApatAM zIkhavavAnI che. ene abhAve koIpaNa prakAranuM rAjataMtra ke arthavAda Page #54 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ kAntaprajJa zrI kizoralAlabhAI * 45 ke dharma manuSyane sukhazAMti Apaze nahIM. tyAre temanI mAnavatAnA utkarSanI jhaMkhanA vyakta thAya che. temane nirAzA to sparzI ja nathI. AkhuM nirUpaNa duHkhonuM vizleSaNa kare che. sAdhAraNa mANasa duHkhanA vicAra ane vizleSaNa dvArA nirAza thaI jAya, jyAre emane vize ethI UlaTuM che. temano AzAvAda ora tejasvI bane che. jo paramAtmA pratyenI ananya niSThA ane mAnavatAnA utkarSamAM ananya zraddhA na hoya to Ama kadI na bane. kizoralAlabhAI mAtra rU ane kaMTALo Ape evuM vizleSaNa ja nathI karatA; paNa vacce emanI prasanna prakRtimAMthI keTalAka vinodo evI rIte sarI paDe che ke vAMcanAramAM smita preryA vinA nathI rahetA. ethI ghaNIvAra emanI zailI evI halakIphUla bane che ke copaDIne pUrI vAMcyA vinA choDavAnuM mana nathI thatuM. jema vinodo tema temAM kaTAkSo paNa Ave che. paNa te kaTAkSo koI aNagamA, dveSa ke apamAnavRttimAMthI AvelA nathI hotA ema vAMcatAM tarata ja samajAI jAya che. "samULI krAMtimAM mata, vAda ke abhiprAyane dharma lekhI tene pUrNa mAnI levA jatAM kevI anarthaparaMparA janme che enuM dareka paMthane sparza kare tevuM taTastha ane nirmaLa nirUpaNa che. taTasthatA eTale sudhI ke kizoralAlabhAIe gAMdhIjIne nAme UbhA thayelA vAdonI paNa spaSTa samIkSA karI che. jyAre kizoralAlabhAI vAdone satyano eka ane te paNa bahu nAno aMza samajI te viSe vivecana kare che, tyAre vAMcatAM vAMcatAM ApaNI daDha pratIti thAya che ke kharekhara vAdo e cokA che, nAnA baMdho che. emAM jIvananI satata vahetI gaMgA kadI samAI ke baMdhAI rahI zake nahIM. e gaMgA to e cokA ane baMdhone toDe tyAre ja nirmaLa rahI ane vahI zake. bIje sthaLe temaNe gAMdhIjInI prArthanAnI paNa samIkSA karI che. jemane teo asAdhAraNa rIte mAne che temane viSe paNa teone potAnuM maMtavya darzAvatAM jarAya saMkoca nathI thato. e emanAM pAMca pratipAdano paikI bIjA pratipAdananI yathArthatA sUcave che. bIjuM pratipAdana A pramANe che: "na to vivenA kSetrathI para." bIjA pratipAdananuM temaNe je nikhAlasa ane nirbhayapaNe sAhajika vivecana karyuM che te vAMcatAM siddhasena divAkaranI eka sUkti yAda AvI jAya che. "manuSyavRttAni manuSyalakSaNaiH manuSyahetorniyatAni taiH svayam / alabdhapArANyalaseSu karNavAn sAdhAraNa zuM gRhaSyati " Ano sAra e che ke manuSya dehadhArIoe pote ja manuSyonAM carito - vyavahAro manuSya jAtine mATe ja karyA che. vyavasthita karyA che, paNa ALasu, jaDa ane avivekI vargamAMthI jyAre mANaso pote ja vyavahAro ane vyavasthAnuM tattva na pAmyA, eno sAra Page #55 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 46 * artha na samajyA, tyAre temaNe pote ja te mAnavakRta vyavasthAone pAra pAmI na zakAya evI agAdha mAnI lIdhI, caMcupAta na thaI zake tevI aphara mAnI lIdhI. paraMtu je vicAraka ane vidvAna che te e vyavasthA-pratipAdaka zAstrone caMcupAta na thaI zake tevAM ke aphara zI rIte samajaze? kizoralAlabhAI paNa bIjA pratipAdana dvArA e ja bhAva spaSTa kare che, ema lAge che. satyanI kevI balihArI che ke te hajAro varSane aMtare thayela be judI judI vyaktionI vicAra-bhUmikAomAMthI ekasarakhI rIte AvirbhAva pAme che? sAdhu zAMtinAtha je baMgALI hatA ane hamaNAM ja gujarI gayA, temaNe lAMbo vakhata yogAbhyAsa karI chevaTe tene bhrAMtijanaka samajI choDI dIdho. tattvajJAnanA aneka vicArapravAhomAM UMDI DUbakI mAryA pachI paNa temane temAM bahu vajana ApavA jevuM na lAgyuM ane chevaTe te mAnavIya utkarSa mATenI samucita sevAmAM jIvananuM sArthakya che evA nirNaya para AvyA. jyAre kizoralAlabhAI yoga ane tattvajJAnane mArge ThIka ThIka pravAsa kheDaDyA chatAM yoga ane tattvajJAnanI jIvanaprada bAjune spazya ane eno mAnavIya utkarSanI dRSTie Avazyaka sevAkAryamAM kema viniyoga thaI zake e tattva paNa pAmyA. "samULI krAMtimAM emaNe e ja tattva rajU karyuM che. samULI krAMti' ucca abhyAsakramamAM sthAna pAmavAne dareka rIte pAtra che. adhyApako pote paNa emAMthI ghaNAM navAM dRSTibiMdu meLavI zake tema che; ane ucca kakSAnA UgatA taruNone to potAnA saMskArazodhanamAM te bhAre madada karI zake tema che. jo eka vAra vidyA-jJatamAM AvuM pustaka vaMcAtuM - vicArAtuM thAya to te dvArA zarUAtamAM zikSita gaNAtA varganI ghaNI ja paraMparAgata, rUDha ane avivekamUlaka mAnasagraMthio zithila thavA pAme ane eno cepa sAdhAraNa - zikSita ane azikSita sudhdhAMne paNa lAgyA vinA na rahe. jJAna eka evuM akhaMDa ane graMthibhedaka jharaNuM che ke te ekavAra game te sthAne uddabhavyA pachI uttarottara vadhAre ne vadhAre prasaratuM jAya che ane vacce AvatA aMtarAyone bhedI te lokamAnasane vivekanA UMcA stara upara mUke che. tethI huM evI vinaMtI karuM chuM ke dareka samajadAra 'samULI krAMti ekavAra to vAMce ja. eka vAra mArA mitra eka AI. sI. esa. mahAzaye mane kahyuM ke tame AryasaMskRti vize kAMIka lakho to ThIka. meM kahyuM, "huM AryasaMskRtino evo viziSTa abhyAsI to nathI, alabatta, enA ekAda aMzane sparzavAno thoDo ghaNo prayatna karyo che. kyAreka e vize lakhavAnA paNa vicAro Ave che, paNa pAcho saMkocAuM chuM. temaNe pUchyuM, "saMkoca zA mATe ? Ano uttara ApatAM meM mArA vicAro darzAvyA te ahIM TUMkamAM noMdhavAnI taka lauM chuM. Page #56 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ krAntaprajJa zrI kizoralAlabhAI * 47 saMskRti vize lakhavuM eTale zuM ? atyAre jeo potAne Aryakulobhava samaje che ane je je vastuone teo mahattvanI mAne che mAtra tenI ja gAthA gAvI eTaluM ja, ke sAthe sAthe temaNe je vikRtio nirmANa karI che, poSI che ane jenA upara saMskRtino DhoLa caDAvyo che tene paNa khullI karavI te ? jo mAtra saMskRti-varNanane nAme priya ja kahevAnuM hoya ane satyano bIjo apriya aMza kahevAno na hoya to e saMskRtino ItihAsa nahIM paNa vikRtione chupAvavAno eka prayatna thaze ema mane lAge che. jo saMskRti sAthe vikRtio paNa kahevI ema tame kahezo to mArI dRSTie vadhAre pramANa vikRtionuM ja hovAthI te vikRtiono itihAsa thaze, jo koI kALamAM ane koI dezamAM saMskRtirUpe hatuM te ja kALAMtare, sthaLAMtare ane samayAMtare vikRtimAM pariNAma pAmyuM che ane je je bAbato saMskRtirUpe ekasarakhI jIvatI rahI che tenI bhUmikA vikatiothI ja poSAtI rahI che. A rIte jyAre saMskRti vize lakhavAnuM mana thAya che, tyAre enI bIjI bAju pUrNapaNe sparzavAmAM na Ave to te lakhANa saMskRta nahIM paNa vikRta bane che, evo vicAra AvavAthI lakhavAno utsAha moLo paDe che. saMskRtinI yazogAthA gAvAno nAda saune eTalo badho lAgyo che ke pachI to sAMbhaLanAra, vAMcanAra badhAnA kAna potapotAnI mAnI lIdhelI saMskRtinI kIrtanakathA sAMbhaLavA ekAMtathI TevAI jAya che, ane tenI viruddha soLa soLa AnI sAcuM kahevAmAM Ave to te saMskRtipriya loko maravA ke mAravA taiyAra thaI jAya che.' mArA A kathanathI te bhAI mauna rahyA, paNa mArI aMgata vAtacIta ahIM noMdhuM chuM. te to e darzAvavA ke huM je AryavarganI vikRtio ane truTione aMzathI paNa varNavatAM ke lakhatAM saMkoca sevato hato te truTio ane te vikRtio kizoralAlabhAIe khUba mokaLA manathI "samULI krAMtimAM rajU karI che. jyAM sudhI huM samajavA pAmyo chuM tyAM sudhI ema kahI zakAya ke temaNe "samULI krAMtimAM badhA vargonI dharma, samAja, arthakAraNa, rAjakAraNa ane zikSaNa vizenA prazno vizenI gerasamajUtI ane khoDakhAmIo rUpe vikRtio ja varNavI che. temaNe joI lIdhuM hovuM joIe ke je saddaguNo jIvanamAM saMskRtirUpe pacI gayA che te to che ja. ene kahI, moTA rUpamAM batAvI, lokone phosalAvavAnI, phulAvavAnI ke moTAbhA banAvavAnI zI jarUra che? jarUra hoya to temanI khoDakhAmIo ane bhUlo batAvavAnI ja che. A daSTithI samULI krAMti' e prajAjIvananuM nabaLuM pAsuM rajU kare che ne tene nivAravA saMketa kare - buddhiprakAza Page #57 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8. sarva-mitra gRhasthasaMta paMkhI AkAzamAM UDe tyAre enI chAyA nIce dekhAya che. UDavAnuM baMdha paDavuM ke chAyA adazya thaI. kALapaTamAM AvatA mANaso viSe paNa ema ja che. teo mRtyuza thayA ne temanI chAyA gaI. A sAmAnya niyamano paNa apavAda che. keTalAka puruSo kALapaTamAM AvI adazya thAya che, tyArabAda paNa temanI chAyA lopAtI nathI. eTaluM ja nahIM paNa uttarottara temanI chAyA vadhAre gADha ane sthira paNa banatI jAya che. buddha, mahAvIra, jIsasa Adi prAcIna puruSo A koTinA che. ApaNe hamaNAM ja gAMdhIjIne paNa joyA ke teo e ja koTinA che. zrI kizoralAlabhAI nathI avatArI ke nathI koI AcArya, chatA temanI koTi paNa e ja che. temanuM sUkSma pRthakkaraNapradhAna temaja dalIlavALuM vivekI lakhANa jema jema vadhAre vaMcAtuM ane samajAtuM jaze, temaja teo kevI anokhI rIte jIvana jIvI gayA enI jANa vadhatI jaze tema tema temanI chAyA vAcakonA hRdayamAM vadhAre ne vadhAre paDavAnI ane sthira thavAnI. ApaNA dezamAM pahelethI be paraMparAo cAlI Ave che, je paraspara virodhI dekhAya che. pahelI paraMparAmAM evuM vidhAna che ke gRhasthAzramamAM dAkhala thayA pachI temAM ja rahI saMtati, parivAra, ziSya Adine dhArmika banAvavA ane AtmasaMyata temaja ahiMsaka rahI AkhI jIvanayAtrA pUrI karavI. bIjI paraMparA evI che ke, je divase vairAgya Ave te ja divase pravrajyA svIkArI cAlI nIkaLavuM - bhale te vakhate uMmara sAva nAnI hoya. AvI be paraMparAo hovA chatAM jaina, bauddha Adi bhikSuonA vadhatA jatA prabhAvane kAraNe, brAhmaNaparaMparAmAM saMnyAsamArganuM prAdhAnya divase divase vadhatuM gayuM che. tethI sAmAnya rIte AkhI prajAmAM evuM mAnasa ghaDAyuM che ke, gRhasthAzrama ane saMnyAsano meLa nathI. AvA saMskArane lIdhe samAja temaja dharmamAM aneka goTALAo dAkhala thayA che, saMnyAsano vAstavika artha bhulAyo che ane te vezabadalAmAM manAyo che. e ja rIte gRhasthAzramano kharo artha paNa vIsarAyo che ne te kevaLa artha ane kAmamAM ja samAto hoya ema manAyuM che. AvI adhUrI samajane lIdhe lAMbA vakhatathI prajAjIvana atyaMta visaMvAdI banI gayuM che, tema chatAM samaye samaye ApaNA dezamAM evA samajadAra ane vyApaka dRSTi dharAvanAra puruSArthI pAkatA rahyA che ke jeoe potAnI jIvanakaLAthI Page #58 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sarvamitra gRhastha saMta * 49 lokone sAcuM mArgadarzana ApyuM hoya. gAMdhIjI evA aMtima mahApuruSa thaI gayA. temaNe je gRhastha-saMnyAsI ke gRhastha-saMtano padArthapATha potAnA jIvanathI Apyo tene pacAvanAra eka nAnakaDuM paNa samartha maMDaLa dezamAM taiyAra thayuM. e maMDaLamAM zrI kizoralAla mazarUvALAnuM sthAna mukhya ane UMcuM che. teo AkhuM jIvana rahyA to gRhastha, paNa sAthe sAthe e jIvana saMnyAsanuM ja vitAvyuM. temaNe gRhasthanAM yogya kartavyo pratye kyAre paNa upekSA na sevI ane saMnyAsanA kharA arthane jIvanamAM mUrta karyo. gItAnA tAtparya viSe aneka pakSo pravarte che. koI jJAnamAM, to koI bhaktimAM, to koI karmamAM ne koI dhyAnamAM - ema enuM tAtparya varNave che. zrI kizoralAlabhAInA jIvanamAM ApaNe e badhAM tAtparyono sumeLa pUrNapaNe joyo che. teo eka kSaNa paNa Avazyaka ane yogya karma vinA rahyA hoya evuM koIe joyuM, jANyuM nathI. emanA pratyeka karmamAM jJAnayoga keTalo hato e to emanAM lakhANo ja kahI de che. vicAra ane tadanusArI AcAra pratye temanI je niSThA hatI ane je ekAgratA hatI teno joTo bhAgye ja jovAmAM Ave che. gItAmaMthanamAM to temaNe gItAno artha rajU karyo che, paNa temanuM potAnuM svataMtra jIvana-darzana to "gItA-maMthana"nA upodaghAtamAM jovA maLe che. temaNe je je lakhyuM che te mAtra lakhavA khAtara ke bIjAne upadezavA khAtara nahIM, paNa je pote jIvanamAM utAryuM - pacAvyuM te rajU karavA khAtara. A bAbatamAM teo gAMdhIjInA jIvanapathane pUrNapaNe anusaryA che. temaNe e rIte anAsakta karmayoga jIvI batAvyo che. kizoralAlabhAIe kayA viSaya upara nathI lakhyuM e ja zodhavuM paDe. sAmAjika, dhArmika, Arthika, rAjakIya, sAMskRtika, tAttvika, AdhyAtmika Adi aneka viSayo upara temaNe chUTathI lakhyuM che ane tethI ja temanAM pustakonI saMkhyA paNa ThIka ThIka kahI zakAya evaDI moTI che. teo gujarAtI, hiMdI, marAThI ane aMgrejI e cAre bhASAmAM chUTathI lakhatA ane gAMdhIjInA varada haste zarU thayela ane aneka bhASAmAM prasiddha thatAM "harijana' patronuM taMtrIpada saMbhALatA. temanI sAme paraspara virodhI evA aneka vAdonA prazno Ave, aneka pakSonA prazno upasthita thAya, deza-paradezane lagatA savAlo carcavAnA Ave, Arthika ane audyogika prazno bAbata paNa mArgadarzana ApavAnuM prApta thAya - A badhAM kAmane teo pathArIvaza jevA chatAM pUrNapaNe chevaTa sudhI nyAya ApI zakatA tenuM mukhya kAraNa temanI satya ane ahiMsAnI satata upAsanA hatI. game tevA moTA manAtA rAjapuruSa ke saMnyAsIne sudhdhAM spaSTa satya kahevAmAM teo leza paNa saMkocAtA nahIM, ane nirbhaya kathana karavA chatAM koI dubhAya evuM vacana paNa uccAratA nahIM. jemane jemane emanuM kathana rucatuM nahIM teo paNa ekasvare temanI taTasthatA ane mAyALutAnI muktakaMThe prazaMsA ja karatA. Page #59 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 500 artha buddhanuM vizleSaNa vizvavidita che. mahAvIranI ahiMsA paNa ajANI nathI. zaMkarAcAryano advaita-pegAma apUrva che. vAcaspatinI sarva vaidika darzanone sparzatI buddhi gavAya che. ema dareka yuge thayelA che te puruSonuM gaurava jevuM tevuM nathI. tema chatAM te puruSonA vicAro ane siddhAMto temanA potAnA saMpradAyanA kocalAmAM ja gUMgaLAI kAMIka aMze vikRta paNa banyA che. ane bIjA saMpradAyanA lokomAM tenI sAravatA jovAnI dRSTi bhAgye ja dekhAya che. e vicAro ane siddhAMto samaye samaye badalAtA mAnavajIvananI sAthe meLa bese ane tene upayogI thaI paDe, e rIte punaHsaMskaraNa na pAme to e mAtra bhUtakALanI yazogAthA jevA ja banI jAya che. pratyeka saMpradAyanA anuyAyInI potAnA mAnya puruSanA vicAra ane siddhAMto pratye evI kAMIka gUDha zraddhA hoya che ke, te e zraddhA-graMthine lIdhe tenuM parIkSaNa ke punaHsaMskaraNa karI nathI zakato. kizoralAlabhAImAM paNa kyAreka evI ja saMpradAya-graMthi hatI. teo pote ja evI matalabanuM kahe che ke, svAmInArAyaNa paraMparAnI praNAli ja ane sahajAnaMdasvAmInA vicAro ja temane mana sarva kAMI hatuM. paNa koI dhanya kSaNe emane graMthi-bheda thayo. ane janmasiddha atta prajJAnI sera vahevA lAgI tene pariNAme atyAra sudhInA badhA ja dhArmika ane tattvajJAnIya vicAro ne vyavahArone temaNe pharI tapAsyA, cALyA ane satya temaja ahiMsAnI kasoTIe kasyA. tene lIdhe temanI sAme eka evuM AcAravicAranuM vizva khaDuM thayuM, je temaNe aneka lakhANomAM aneka rIte vizada karyuM che. koIpaNa paMtha, dharma, paraMparA, tattvajJAnane jarAya anyAya na thAya eTalI ahiMsaka sUkSma kALajI rAkhavA chatAM paNa temaNe potAne anubhavAtuM satya kahevAmAM jarAya AMcako khAdho nathI. eka bhAIe temane pUcheluM ke, 'tame ATaATalA bImAra ane koI bIjo ukelI na zake eTalA badhA bhinna bhinna viSayonA, bhinna bhinna prazno kayA abhyAsa, kayA vAcana ane kayA baLane lIdhe ukelo cho ?" AvI matalabanA praznono uttara temaNe namra vANImAM eTalo ApyAnuM yAda che ke, "mAruM vAcana ati alpa che. paNa mArI pAse ekamAtra kasoTI satya ane ahiMsAnI che. e kasoTIe huM badhuM vicAruM chuM ane je kAMI sUjhe te lakhuM chuM. emanA AkhA jIvananI cAvI ja A che. gAMdhIjIe navajIvana ghaDavAnA vicAro ane siddhAMto pUNI rUpe mUkyA. kizoralAlabhAIe potAnAM aneka lakhANomAM e pUNIone kAMtI mApI na zakAya eTalA sUtaranI phALakIo pIrasI, kizoralAlabhAI rUDha guru-ziSya bhAvamAM na mAnatA. eTale teo jema bIjAne potAnA vicAromAM mUMDavAno jarAya Agraha na sevatA, tema bIjAnA vicAromAM mAtra zraddhAthI mUMDAvAnI vRtti paNa na sevatA. tethI ja, ApaNe joIe chIe ke, temaNe potAnAM dhArmika, AdhyAtmika vivecanavALAM lakhANomAM potAne mAnya hoya evA moTA moTA puruSonI paNa sAdara samIkSA karI che. teo sAMpradAyika graMthithI para thayA ne tenI sAme mAnavajAtinA Page #60 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sarva mitra gRhastha-saMta * 51 bhUSaNarUpa badhA ja dharmapuruSo samAna bhAve upasthita thayA. e ja virala kSaNe temaNe rAma-kRSNa, buddha-mahAvIra, Isu khrista, sahajAnaMda jevA sAMpradAyika lekhAtA mahAna puruSonI jIvanakathA vivecaka bhaktane zobhe evI pratItikara rIte lakhI che. kizoralAlabhAInA paricayathI mane je thoDo paNa dRSTilAbha thayelo tene yAda karI meM 1938nA mArA jIvaleNa oparezana vakhate koI dvArA vadhu evA samAcAra kahevaDAvyAnuM yAda che ke, huM A oparezanamAMthI bahAra nahi AvuM topaNa tamArA dvArA thayela daSTi-lAbhano mane UMDo saMtoSa che. tyArabAda temanuM kArDa tarata ja AvyuM, jemAM lakheluM ke atyAre mArI tabiyata kAMIka ThIka che. huM zuzraSAmAM thoDI paNa madada karI zakato houM to mane tarata sUcavo. meM A mArI aMgata vAta e sUcavavA lakhI che ke, emanI karmaparAyaNa zuzraSAvRtti e sahaja karuNAmAMthI pragaTelI. jenA cittamAM yogamArge kAMI paNa asara karI hoya che tenA cittamAM maitrI, karuNA Adi bhAvo saheje phUTI nIkaLe che. tethI ja kizoralAlabhAI sAcA arthamAM sarva-mitra ane ajAtazatru hatA. - buddhiprakAza Page #61 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 9. brAhmaNa-zramaNa dhruvajI gujarAtamAM dhruva ghaNA che ane hatA, paNa dhruvajI to eka ja. jema gAMdhI ghaNA paNa gAMdhIjI eka. mAlavIya ghaNA paNa mAlaviyajI eka madanamohana. tema dhruvajI kahetAM ja AnaMdazaMkarabhAIno bodha saune thaI jAya. A "jI' padanuM mahattva dhruvasAhebanA jIvanamAM je jovA maLe che, te ahIM batAvavAno uddeza che. dhruvajI janme brAhmaNa ane temAMya mutsaddI nAgara eTale vidyAvRtti, DahApaNa ane bhASAsauSThava paraMparAgata hoya e to sAmAnya tattva thayuM. paNa emaNe e tattvano bIjAoe nahi sAdhala evo asAdhAraNa vikAsa sAdhyo hato. zramaNadIkSA le tenAmAM karmakAMDI ahiMsAvRtti UtaravA maMDe che ane paraMparAgata tapovrato paNa saheje hoya che. paNa dhruvajInI ahiMsAvRtti ane tapovRtti judA prakAranI hatI. te aMdarathI UgelI ane brAhmaNadarzanathI parimArjita thayelI hatA, jene lIdhe temanuM vyaktitva ghaDAyuM. lagabhaga trIsa varSa pahelAM adhyayana karI pahelavahelo huM kAzIthI gujarAtamAM gayo tyAre "vasaMtamAMnAM thoDAMka dhruvajInAM lakhANo joyAM ane emanA tarapha kheMcAyo. krame krame emanAM nItizikSaNa', "hindudharmanI bALapothI', "dharmavarNana', "ApaNo dharma', 'hindu vedadharma Adi pustako joyAM, ane temanI mArA upara UMDI asara thaI, je adyApi kAyama che, ke pachI to mane koIpaNa dhArmika pAThyakrama bAbata pUche tyAre huM dhruvajInAM e pustako sarvaprathama sUcavuM chuM, joke ghaNA sAMpradAyika jaino mArI saMpradAya bahAranAM pustakonI AvI sUcanAthI navAI pAmatA. paNa mAro to jANe e vyavasAya ja thaI paDelo. te eTale lagI ke gujarAta bahAranA prAMtomAM paNa huM dhruvajInAM pustakonI sUcanA karavAnuM cUkato nahi. bIjI bAju te vakhate koI chApAmAM dhruva jI vize ema lakhAyeluM vAMcyAnuM yAda che ke "dhruvajI bezaka aThaMga abhyAsI ane DhagalAbaMdha vividha viSayonAM pustakonuM satata Avalokana karanAra che temaja suyogya adhyApaka che, paNa te eTalA badhA milanasAra nathI. emanAmAM nAgarasulabha ataDApaNuM ane vaiyaktika mulAkAtamAM kAMIka rUkhApaNuM che.' ityAdi. AvI matalabanA e lakhANe huM ema mAnato thayo ke tyAre to dhruvajIne maLavA ghare na javuM. A mAnyatAthI prerAI huM te vakhate amadAvAdamAM jatA-Avato ane raheto chatAM dhruvajIne maLelo nahi. emane vize evo Page #62 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAhmaNa-zramaNa dhruvajI * 53 pUrvagraha baMdhAyA chatAM emanI vidvattA pratye to utarottara mAro Adara vadhye jato hato. ane sAthe sAthe temanAM lakhANonA vAcanano pracAra paNa karyo jato hato. daramiyAna 1920-21 AsapAsa pharI huM kAzImAM Avyo, ane mArA utArA pAse ja Avela digaMbara jaina vidyAlayamAM pramukhasthAnethI dhruvajInuM bhASaNa thaI rahyuM che e jANatAM ja te sAMbhaLavA gayo. dhruvajI ahiMsA ane tapanA mahattva vize temanI vikasita vicArasaraNImAM paNa gujarAtI Tona - layavALI hindImAM bolyA jatA hatA, ane prasaMge 'uttarAdhyayana" temaja "AcArAMgasUtrano AdhAra letA. temanI madhura vANI ane spaSTa vicArasaraNIthI huM vadhAre AkarSAyo. sabhA pUrI thatAM ja temane huM maLyo ane sAdara namaskAra karI meM kahyuM ke huM Aja lagI Apano parokSa ziSya hato. have pratyakSa ziSya banIza." temaNe smita sAthe kahyuM, 'tame gujarAtI cho? ane baMgale jarUra Avajo.' e "jarUra' zabda mArAmAM baMdhAyela temanA vizenA pUrvagrahane bahu zithila karI nAkhyo. jyAre huM temane baMgale gayo tyAre teo eTalI sahRdayatAthI maLyA ane vAta karI ke pelA pUrvagrahano rahyo sahyo aMza paNa mArA manamAMthI taddana vilIna thaI gayo. temaNe ahiMsA vizenI carcAmAM te vakhate mane kahyuM ke gAMdhIjI dezamAM ahiMsAnA pAyA upara sarakAra sAthe bAtha bhIDavAno vicAra kare che, paNa zuM dezamAM prajAnI ahiMsAvRtti eTalA badhA pramANamAM keLavAI che ke jethI te gAMdhIjIne pUro sAthe Ape ? temaNe ja e praznanA javAbamAM kahyuM ke "hajI to dezane vadhAre tAlIma ApavAnI jarUra che, hajI zikSaNa najIvuM che.' ityAdi. huM jJAnayogI dhruvajInA kathanano dhvani ema samajyo hato ke dezavyApI sakriya hilacAla karyA pahelAM AdhArabhUta siddhAMtanI bAbatamAM samagra dezane tarehatarehathI zikSaNa ApavuM joIe. ane dezane e siddhAMta vize pratIti thaI che ema khAtarI thAya tyArabAda ja tevI hilacAla pAyAdAra nIvaDe. jyAre karmayogI gAMdhIjInI nema te vakhate ane Aja paNa e rIte samaju chuM ke A dezane to hajAro varSa thayAM ahiMsAnI tAlIma eka athavA bIjI rIte maLatI ja AvI che. dezanI manobhUmikA ane bIjI paristhiti evI che ke dezavyApI sakriya pagaluM bharavA sAthe ja enI kharI tAlIma zarU thAya che. eTale eka bAju pratyakSa kriyA dvArA ane bIjI bAju tenI samajUtI dvArA ja AkhA dezamAM ahiMsA vizenI jAgarita zraddhA ane apekSita ahiMsA samajUtI utpanna karI zakAya - paheluM zAbdika zikSaNa ane pachI kriyA, e krama AkhA deza mATe vyavahAru nathI. huM to emane sAdara sAMbhaLavA ja gayo hato. amArA vizeSa paricayanA A zrIgaNeza thayA. huM amadAvAda gujarAta purAtattvamaMdiramAM "sanmatitarkanuM saMpAdana karato. eno pahelo bhAga dhruvajIne maLyo tyArabAda teo jyAre amadAvAda Ave tyAre moTAbhAge Page #63 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pa4 * artha purAtattvamaMdiramAM Ave ane maLe. huM saMzodhana vize emane pUchyA paNa karato. ekavAra aneka prato phelAvI huM mArA khaMDamAM kAma karI rahyo hato ane aNadhAryA ja dhruvajI padhAryA ane caTAI upara besI gayA. thatuM kAma joI rahyA hatA. daramiyAna eka adhyApaka tyAM AvI caDyA. vAtacIta zarU thatAM ja e AvanAra adhyApake nikhAlasa dile paNa roSapUrvaka dhruvajIne tIkhuM tamatamatuM saMbhaLAvyuM. huM to mUMjhavaNamAM paDyo. eka tarapha AvA divya atithi ane bIjI bAju sahavAsI adhyApaka. e adhyApaka to cAlyA gayA, paNa pAchaLathI meM joyuM ke dhruvajI kaDavo ghUMTaDo eTalI kunehathI pI gayA ane pacAvI gayA ke enI asara ja temanI pAchaLanI vAtacItamAM meM na joI. mane lAgyuM ke dhruvajImAM ahiMsAvRtti sthirapada che. kyAreka gujarAtanA eka jANItA kavie yadvAdrA kaheluM ke lakheluM teno javAba ApatAM temaNe potAnI vyaMgavANImAM evI matalabanuM lakheluM yAda che ke dhammapadanuM nitya parizIlana karavAthI paNa emaNe kahelA zabdo bhulAya tevA nathI. AvA kAMIka upakrama sAthe je javAba temaNe lakhelo che te emanI mAnasika ahiMsAno spaSTa purAvo che. 1935mAM kAzImAM ja temanI sAthe mAre amuka muddA nimitte patravyavahAra karavo paDyo. temAM kyAreka huM temanA upara provAIsa-cAnselara tarIke lakhato ane kyAreka vyaktigatarUpe. e patravyavahAramAM meM bahu ja namrabhAve paNa taddana spaSTa rIte yunivarsiTInA vyavahAra vize TIkA karatAM temane lakheluM ke "Apa jevA paNa amuka bAbato nabhAvye jAo cho.' temaNe te ja kSaNe javAba lakhI paTAvALA sAthe mArA upara mokalAvI dIdho. emAM emaNe lakheluM ke "A bAbate have huM udAsIna chuM." prasaMge ame baMne jyAre maLyA tyAre emaNe mane kahyuM ke "tamArA patramAM kAMIka roSanI chAMTa mane lAgI." meM kahyuM, "jarAya nahi. Apa e ja patramAM mAruM e lakhela yAda karo ke jo Apa gujarAta javAnA ane gujarAta vAste kAMIka karavAnA cho to Adeza maLatAM huM Apane ziSyabhAve anusarIza ane kAzIno moha choDIza." teo ekadama khIlI UDyA. sArAMza e che, ke teo potAnA taraphathI koI zatru banavAnuM nimitta pUruM na pADavA pUratA ajAtazatru hatA. e ja rIte emaNe ahiMsAvRtti vikasAvI hatI. A kathananI puSTi mATe eka prasaMga noMdhapAtra che. thoDAM varSa agAu dakSiNamAM kayAMka yajJa thayela, temAM bakarAMono zAstrIya vadha paNa thayelo. A vizenI carcAmAM eozrIe mane saMbodhI kahyuM, ke "have to amAre bauddha yA jaina thavuM ke zuM ?" dhuvAjI vaidika ane temAMya sanAtanI hatA. temanuM veda-vedAMta vizenuM jJAna agAdha hatuM. temanI zraddhA paNa vyApaka arthamAM vedAMta-gAminI ja hatI. paraMtu dhruvajI tema chatAM spaSTapaNe aitihAsika baLone jANatA. teo samajatA ke bauddha, jaina Adi ahiMsaka prabala hilacAlone pariNAme jUnA hiMsApradhAna vaidika dharmanuM rUpAntara thayuM che, je kAla ane mAnavajAtinA vikAsane anurUpa che. have AvI siddha thayela ahiMsAnI bhUmikAmAMthI Page #64 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ brAhmaNa-zramaNa dhruvajI 0 55 vaidika karmakAMDIo prAcInatAne mohe pAchI pAnI karI hiMsA tarapha vaLe, to jeo mAnasika ahiMsAnI bhUmikAvALA paraMparAthI vaidika dharmAvalaMbIo che temaNe zuM karavuM? zuM buddhigamya ahiMsAnI bhUmikAne choDI temaNe kALajUnA hiMsApradhAna karmakAMDa tarapha vaLavuM, ke kuladharmano moha choDI ahiMsApracAraka sudhAraka paMthomAM bhaLI javuM ? huM dhruvajInA saMkSipta kathanano e pramANe artha samajelo. jo mArI samaja ThIka hoya to dhruvajInI ahiMsAvRttinI samaja ane zraddhAnA vikAsa vize vadhAre bhAgye ja kahevAnuM rahe che. temanI taponiSThA paNa judI ja hatI. meM temane ekavAra pUchyuM ke, 'Apa kAzI choDI javAnA cho ema saMbhaLAya che.' temaNe kahyuM, prabhuicchA haze tema banaze.' meM kahyuM, 'Apa gujarAtamAM kAMIka mahattvanuM kAma to karavAnA ja.' temaNe kahyuM, 'huM hajI lagI gujarAta mATe kAMI karI zakayo nathI enuM duHkha to che ja, paNa kAMI zarU karavuM te pahelAM mAre gAMdhIjInA AzIrvAda joIe. huM tapasvInA AzIrvAdamAM mAnanAra chuM.' ityAdi. kayAM janme nAgara brAhmaNa ane zikSaNe tathA kAryo navA raMgathI raMgAyela ane kyAM AvI tapasvInA AzIrvAdanI buddhizuddha zraddhA ! ahiMsA ane tapanI buddhizuddha bhUmikAmAMthI ja temanAmAM samanvayavRtti ke jaina paribhASAmAM anekAMtavRttino udaya thayelo. temanAM game te viSayanAM lakhANo ke game te viSaya paratvenAM bhASaNo juo to tarata samajAze ke emaNe potAnA vicAramAM potAnI ja Dhabe anekAMta ghaTAvelo hato, jema gAMdhIjIe potAnA vicA2 ane kAryamAM potAnI Dhabe ghaTAvelo che. dhruvajIe kulaparaMparAgata vidyAsaMskArane keTalA vizALa pramANamAM ane keTalI vizada rIte vikasAvyo hato e temanA paricayamAM AvanAra ane temanuM sAhitya vAMcanAra sau jANe che. paNa temanI saMskArazuddhi ane bhASA- sauSThava vize kAMIka lakhavuM Avazyaka che. khAsa karI jeo navAM vaheNomAM vagara vicArye ghasaDAI jAya che, temane vAste to lakhavuM savizeSa prApta thAya che. dhruvajI kaoNlejamAM bhaNyA, kaoNlejamAM ane yunivarsiTImAM UMcA hoddAo para rahyA, mAtra aMgreja ja nahi paNa garvanara ane vAisaraoNya jevA UMcA adhikArIone paNa maLavAnA emane aneka prasaMga AvyA. dezadezanA vidvAno paNa maLatA ja. koTa-pATalUna ane TopInA A nakhizakha dezI-5radezI vAtAvaraNamAM teo Ajanma rahyA, chatAM huM nathI dhArato ke koIe temane potAno nakkI karela gujarAtI veza badalI bIjA vezamAM sajja thayela joyA hoya. jema poSAkanuM temanuM potAnuM ja lAkSaNika sauSThava hatuM, tema temano khAnapAna ane pUjAvidhino paNa eka khAsa saMskAra hato. A saMskAro bIjA brAhmaNonI peThe emaNe aMdhapaNe poSyA na hatA. kemake potAnAthI judI rIte vartanArane teo kadI patita ke UtaratI koTinA mAnatA nahi. bhASAsauSThava vize to eTaluM ja kahevuM basa thaze ke teo jyAre vAtacIta karatA hoya ke bhASaNa ApatA hoya tyAre anubhava evo thAya ke jANe kAnamAM amRtasiMcana thaI Page #65 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 56 0 artha rahyuM che. gujarAtI bhASAsauSThavano saMskAra to emanAmAM eTalI hada sudhI vikaselo hato ke kayAreka gAMdhIjIe paNa kaheluM ke have dhruvajInuM madhura-prasanna gujarAtI bhASaNa tame sAMbhaLo. dhruvajInI vAta karavAnI ane javAba ApavAnI eka khAsa Dhaba hatI. te bole tyAre temAM bahuzrutatva chalakAtuM hoya, kaDavAmAM kaDavo javAba paNa te evI anyokti ane madhura bhASAmAM Ape ke sAMbhaLanArane roSano prasaMga ja na Ave. - jyAre temaNe hiMdu yunivarsiTImAMthI vidAya lIdhI tyAre paMDito ke prophesaro, vidyArthIo, karmacArIo e badhAne evo anubhava thayo ke have Avo mANasa yunivarsiTImAM maLavo sulabha nathI. moTA hoddedArane tyAM game te mANasa saraLatAthI jaI zakato nathI, paNa dhruva jI vize ema na hatuM. jyAre jAo tyAre emanI beThaka maktadvAra. - koI paTAvALo roke ja nahi; janAra sAdhAraNa vidyArthI hoya, paMDita hoya ke prophesara hoya. mArA kAzI AvyA pachI teo lagabhaga pAMceka varSa ahIM rahyA. yunivarsiTImAM aneka kaoNleja, aneka nAnImoTI saMsthAo ane aneka vidyArthI maMDaLo, jAtIya maMDaLo ane sAMpradAyika maMDaLo. jyAre juo tyAre miTiMgono pravAha cAlato ja hoya ane hamezAM prophesaronI klabamAM to kAMIka ne kAMIka hoya ja. paNa eka divasamAM thatI aneka miTiMgomAM paNa dhruvajI to hoya ja ane te moTebhAge pramukhasthAne ja hoya. temane aneka viSayomAM prasaMgAnurUpa bolavAnuM paNa hoya. paraMtu meM kadI joyuM ke sAMbhaLyuM nathI ke dhruvajI kAMI aprastuta bolyA hoya agara vadhAre paDatuM bolI nAkhavAnA A yuganA abharakhAne vaza thayA hoya. A brAhmaNa sulabha vidyAvRtti ane zramaNasulabha vikasita saMyamavRtti e ja dhruvajInI vizeSatA che ane tethI ja teo jI pade pahoMcyA. chelle temanI milanasAravRtti vize thoDuMka lakhI dauM. kAraNa enI viruddha mAre mithyA pUrvagraha baMdhAyo hato. jyAre teo amadAvAda Ave tyAre potAnA badhA ja paricitone maLe ane koIna maLyuM hoya to yathAsaMbhava temane tyAM pahoMce. teo ghaNIvAra mAre tyAM brahmakSatriya sosAyaTImAM acAnaka AvI caDhe. ekavAra meM kahyuM, "Apa zA mATe padhAryA? huM AvavAno ja hato. temaNe kahyuM, 'ahIM eka mArA paricita mitranAM vidhavA che. temane to maLavuM ja hatuM. to pachI tamane zA mATe takalIpha ApuM?" mArA kAzI AvyA pachI to meM evuM joyeluM ke jyAre paNa rajAmAM amadAvAda hoIe tyAre teozrI ghera DokiyuM karI jAya. huM 1938mAM oparezanamAMthI UThI amadAvAda Avyo ane kAMIka svastha thaye dhruvajIne baMgale javA nIkaLyo. rastAmAM mane joI kahyuM ke tame kyAM jAo cho ? huM ja tamane maLavA AvavAno hato." meM kahyuM, "have ApaNe ahIM ja maLI lIdhuM. eTale takalIpha na lezo. temaNe kahyuM, "nA, huM to mArA saMkalpa pramANe bIjI vAra tamAre ghera je AvavAno: rastA upara maLyA e to tame maLavA AvyA, Page #66 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ brAhmaNa-zramaNa dhruvajI 0 57 kAMI huM thoDo Avyo chuM ?" ityAdi. chevaTe bIje divase teo ghera AvyA ane yunivarsiTI vize tathA amadAvAdanI saMsthAo vize mukta mane khUba ja vAta karI. meM kahyuM, 'Apano samaya amadAvAdamAM sArI rIte jato haze.' temaNe kahyuM, "badhA ja mitro sahRdaya maLyA che. huM mAre karavuM joIe teTaluM karI zakato nathI te ja mane du:kha che. paNa bauddhika vAtAvaraNa ThIkaThIka jAmeluM hovAthI mane saMtoSa che.' dhruvajInA milanasArapaNAnuM AvuM mAdhurya anubhavavAnuM mane sadbhAgya prApta thayuM hatuM. AcArya dhruva smAraka graMthamAMthI uddhRta Page #67 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 10. sva. kauzAMbIjInAM preraNAdAyI smaraNo adhyApaka kauzAMbIjInuM nAma na jANato hoya evo vidvAna ane vicAraka bhAgye ja haze. joke emaNe potAnAM keTalAMka jIvana-smaraNo ApavItImAM AlekhyAM che, paNa te smaraNo AkhA jIvanane lagatAM nathI. temaNe amuka samaya sudhInA ja potAnA khAsa khAsa keTalAka jIvana - prasaMgo ApavItImAM AlekhyA che. tema chatAM jeNe TUMkI ApavItI vAMcI haze tenA upara kauzAMbIjInAM buddhi, puruSArtha ane cAritryanI UMDI chApa paDyA vinA rahI ja nahi hoya. huM pote to koIpaNa jijJAsu bhAI ke bahenane vAMcavAlAyaka pustako sUcavavAM hoya tyAre temAM 'ApavItI'nI pasaMdagI prathama karuM chuM. 'zuM karavuM ? rasto koI sUjhato nathI, sahAyako nathI.' evA evA mAyakAMgalA vicAra sevanArAonI Aje kamI nathI. tevAo mATe mArI dRSTie kauzAMbIjInI ApavItI' e preraNAdAyI bAibala bane tevI che. Ama hovA chatAM jeNe kauzAMbIjIno ThIka ThIka pratyakSa paricaya sAdhyo haze ane je dRSTisaMpanna haze te ja kauzAMbIjIne kharI rIte oLakhI zakyo haze ema mane lAge che. temanI sAthe mAro sAkSAt piracaya lAMbA vakhata lagI rahyo hato ane chelle hamaNAM kAzImAM paNa ame baMne sAva nikaTa hatA. tethI huM temanAM keTalAMka smaraNo AlekhuM to te anubhavamUlaka che ema samajI vAMcanAra vAMce. sauthI pahelAM huM kauzAMbIjIne pUnAmAM 1917mAM temane makAne maLyo. te vakhate teo phargyusana kaoNlejamAM pAlinA adhyApaka hatA. meM temanuM buddhadharma ANi saMgha' e pustaka vAMceluM eTale temanA pratye mAro ananya Adara to prathamathI ja utpanna thayelo; paNa huM pratyakSa maLyo tyArathI to temanA pratye mArI judI ja sRSTi baMdhAI. huM A agAu keTalAka vakhata thayAM bauddha pAli vADmaya gurumukhathI zIkhavA icchato hato. jaina karmazAstra ane bIjA evA viSayo viSe vicAratAM temaja lakhatAM mane ema thayeluM ke bauddha vADmayanA pUrA ane yathArtha abhyAsa vinA mAruM abhISTa kAma adhUruM ja rahevAnuM che. huM yogya adhyApakanI zodhamAM hato, ane kauzAMbIjIno acAnaka bheTo thayo. eTale mArI jijJAsA sateja banI temaja kauzAMbIjI pratye vizeSa AkarSAyo. paNa te vakhate mArI icchA siddha na thaI ane huM AgrA cAlyo gayo. be-eka varSa pachI pharI huM pUnAmAM gayo, paNa ghaNuM karI te vakhate kauzAMbIjI tyAM na hatA. temanA eka pratibhAzALI ziSya Page #68 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sva. kauzAMbIjInAM preraNAdAyI smaraNo * 59 pro. rAjavADe maLelA paNa emanI mulAkAta mArA mATe to kauzAMbIjI pratyenA AkarSaNamAM pariNamI. joke huM maLe tyAMthI marAThImAM prasiddha thayela bauddha vAma meLavI mArI jijJAsA alpAMze saMtoSato hato, chatAM taka maLe tyAre kauzAMbIjI pAse bauddha vAmaya zIkhavAnI utkaTa vRttinAM bIjo ropAye jatAM hatAM. huM kAzI choDI 1921mAM amadAvAda AvI gayelo ane gujarAta purAtattvamaMdiramAM raheto; paNa hajI lagI huM e saMsthAmAM sevaka tarIke joDAyo na hato. purAtattvamaMdiranA badhA ja viziSTa adhikArIo mane emAM joDAvA kahetA, paNa hajI lagI huM e saMsthAmAM taTastha rahIne ja kAma karye jato. 1922nA chellA bhAgamAM pUnA beThAM mane samAcAra maLyA ke kauzAMbIjI purAtattvamaMdiramAM nimAyA che. A samAcAra vIjaLika asara karI ane huM purAtattvamaMdiramAM joDAvAnA nirNaya upara AvI gayo ne joDAyo. have huM kauzAMbIjano sahavAsI banyo. mAruM purAtattvamaMdiramAMnuM kAma to juduM ja hatuM, paNa A sahavAsInI take mane emano aMtevAsI paNa banAvyo. kauzAMbIjI pAse bauddha pAli graMtho zIkhavAnI zarUAta to purAtattvamaMdira ane mahAvidyAlayanA keTalAka adhyApakoe karelI, paNa huM jANuM chuM tyAM lagI temanI pAsethI satata zIkhavAno yoga mArA ja bhAgyamAM lakhAyo hato. eka bAju huM emanI pAse bauddha graMtho zIkhato ane bIjI bAju aneka viSayonI emanI sAthe carcA karato. pharavA jatI vakhate kauzAMbIjI pote ja mAro hAtha pakaDI le ane mArA pUchelA ke aNapUchelA savAlo viSe anekavidha carcA kare. teo je bauddha viSayo marAThImAM lakhAve ke graMtha race te mane prathama saMbhaLAve. teo mArI sUcanA upara dhyAna ApatA. mArI zaMkAnuM samAdhAna paNa karatA. mane A nimitte khUba jANavAnuM maLatuM. A krama ghaNuM karI pAMceka varSa cAlyo haze. tyArabAda teo raziyA gayA ne thoDA vakhata mATe e krama tUTI gayo. kauzAMbIjI sAthe mAro sahavAsa mAtra adhyayana-adhyApana pUrato ja na hato paNa te lagabhaga covIse kalAkano raheto. teo mane jIvana-vyavahAranA aneka prasaMgomAM mitranI peThe mahattvanI sUcanA ApatA. nAhavA ke khAvAmAM ke evI bIjI bAbatomAM kAMI paNa kahevuM hoya to niHsaMkoca kahetA. kauzAMbIjInA svabhAvamAM kaDakAInuM tattva bahu ugra hatuM. ene lIdhe keTalIkavAra ghaNA nikaTanA mitro sAthe paNa teo athaDAmaNImAM AvatA. huM paNa e athaDAmaNIno sAva apavAda rahyo chuM ema to na ja kahI zakAya; paNa eve prasaMge huM sAva mauna rahI jato; kAraNa ke meM emanI kaDaka prakRtimAM nikhAlasapaNAnuM ane kSaNikapaNAnuM tattva barAbara jANI lIdheluM. kauzAMbIjI paNa thoDIvAramAM ThekANe AvI jatA. moLA paDI jatA ane ghaNIvAra "paMDitajI evA madhura AmaMtraNathI saMbodhI mAphI paNa mAMgatA. Page #69 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 60 * artha kauzAMbIjI mULe govAnA ane mahArASTramAM vizeSa rahelA. temanA jIvanavyavahAramAM paNa mahArASTrIya uparAMta bhikSuka dharmanuM tattva hatuM. teoe bauddha bhikSu tarIke sIlona, barmA ane bhAratamAM jIvana gALeluM. bauddhaparaMparAnA kSaNikavAdanI emanA jIvanamAM sajIva chApa hatI. videzamAM vizeSe karI amerikAmAM emaNe jIvana gALeluM. eTale pAzcAtya raheNI-karaNInA paNa emanAmAM saMskAro hatA. kSaNikavAdanA ane pazcimanA saMskAroe to temanA AkhA jIvanamAM kAma karyuM che ema mane TheTha sudhI lAgatuM hatuM. koIpaNa sthAna ke koIpaNa kAmane sanAtananI peThe coMTI rahevAnI temanI prakRti ja na hatI. pratyeka kSaNe navuM navuM vAMce ane vicAre temaja lAMbA vakhata lagI sevelA saMskArone eka kSaNamAtramAM pheMkI devA sudhIno puruSArtha paNa kare. emane jANanAra dareka e samajato ke kauzAMbIjI potAnI yojanA game tyAre aNadhArI rIte badalI nAkhaze, tema chatAM temanAmAM eka ananya vaphAdArI hatI. je kAma emaNe lIdhuM hoya. jenuM vacana ApyuM hoya te game te bhoge pUruM kare. ane potAnA kAmane bane teTaluM sarvAgINa temaja vicArayukta karavAnI koziza paNa kare. garIbImAM AgaLa vadhelA ane bhikSukapaNAmAM varSo gALelAM eTale temanAmAM zarUAtamAM meM AtithyavRtti kAMIka ochI joyelI, paNa temaNe gujarAtamAM ghaNAM varSo gALyAM ane ghaNAM gujarAtIonAM asAdhAraNa Atithyano pagale pagale anubhava karyo, tyArabAda meM temanAmAM e saMskAra badalAyelo joyo. teo. pote gujarAtanA jena ane jainetaronA Atithya viSe jyAre uddagAra kADhatA tyAre huM joI zakato ke temanA upara gujarAtanA AtithyanI jevI chApa che tevI bIjA ekeya prAntanI nathI. kauzAMbIjIne notaravA ke temanI pAse besavuM eTale TUcakA, itihAsa, vijJAna, tattvajJAna, rAjakAraNa, sAmAjika jIvana vagere jJAnagaMgAnI aneka dhArAo vacce snAna karavuM; tethI aneka mitro temane notaratA, aneka temanI pAse carcA arthe jatA ane temanAthI sAva juduM dRSTibiMdu dharAvanAra paNa temanI sAthenA vArtAlApa mATe lalacAto. kauzAMbIjI jeTalA ugrapakRti teTalA ja spaSTabhASI. emane kAMI chupAvavAnuM na hatuM. game tevI virodhI ane samartha vyaktine paNa potAnI vAta cokhkhA zabdomAM saMbhaLAvatA. lokamAnya tilake gItA-rahasyamAM dhammapadanA eka padyano artha anyathA karelo. kauzAMbIjIe temane pUrI rIte ThIka ThIka pakaDyA ane bhUla kabUla karAvI. tripiTakAcArya tarIke prasiddha zrI rAhulajIe dhammapadano anuvAda karyo che, jemAM emanI maulika bhUla rahI gaI che. kauzAMbIjIe emane ekavAra ADe hAthe lIdhA ane rAhulajI temane namI paDyA tathA potAnI bhUla paNa kabUla karI. lakhANa, uccAraNa, vAcana, prUpha Adi koIpaNa bAbatamAM pote saheja paNa bhUla calAvI na le. koI evI bhUla kare to tene jarAya na sAMkhI letAM cokhe cokhkhuM kahI de eTalI emanI cokasAI. mahUma gAyakavADa se Only Page #70 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sva. kauzAMbIjInAM preraNAdAyI smaraNo * 61 mahArAjA sayAjIrAva kauzAMbIjInA ananya bhakta. paNa evA cakora, samartha ane sahAyaka rAjavI sudhdhAMne kauzAMbIjI temanI bhUlo ke kuTevo vize khakhaDAvI nAkhatA. zrImaMta sayAjIrAva ane temanAM patnI cImanAbAI sAthenAM aneka kaTu-madhura smaraNo teo mane TheTha sudhI prasaMge prasaMge saMbhaLAvatA. te uparathI huM temanI nirbhayatA, satyavAditA ane niHspRhatA pArakhI jato. kAkA kAlelakara temanA aMgata mitra ane sajAtIya. kAkA pote ja kauzAMbIjIne purAtattvamaMdiramAM lAvelA ane sevAgrAmamAM temane ja hAthe kauzAMbIjIno agnisaMskAra thayo. kAkA bahAragAmathI AvyA ane kauzAMbIjIe maunapaNe joyA ke tarata thoDIvAramAM prANa choDyo. ATalI nikaTatA chatAM eka prasaMge kauzAMbIjI kAkA sudhdhAMne nArAja karatAM khaMcakAyA na hatA. kauzAMbIjI mane kahetA ke "amerikAmAM yaMga inDiyA vAMcato tyAre mane ghaNIvAra AMsu AvI jatAM. gAMdhIjInA ahiMsA temaja vizvapremanA vicAro navA rUpamAM vAMcI mane thatuM ke A eka ahetu che. e ja buddhie mane amerikA choDAvyuM ane amadAvAdamAM lAvI mUkyo. kauzAMbIjInI gAMdhIjI pratye TheTha sudhI kevI ananya zraddhA hatI te ApaNe TUMkamAM AgaLa upavAsa prasaMge joIzuM. Ama chatAM ghaNI bAbatomAM kauzAMbIjI gAMdhIjInI TIkA karatA. keTalIkavAra teo e TIkA bahu sakhatapaNe paNa karatA. gAMdhIjI upavAsa ane bIjA dehadamano upara je bhAra mUke che tene kauzAMbIjI buddhinI dRSTie nihALI ayogya lekhatA. ane tethI ghaNI vAra kahetA ke, gAMdhIjImAM je tyAga, je ahiMsAvRtti che tenI sAthe AvA tapano koI meLa nathI. kauzAMbIjI A TIkA saunI samakSa paNa karatA. jeo gAMdhIjInA pratyeka vyavahAra ane vicArane akSarazaH mAnatA ane anusaratA teo keTalIkavAra gAMdhIjInI TIkAthI kauzAMbIjI pratye akaLAtA paNa kharA, chatAM saumAM kauzAMbIjInI niSThA ane prAmANikatA viSe ekasarakhI zraddhA joI zakAtI. dareka ema samajato ke kauzAMbIjI mAne che tema kahe che ane koInI zehamAM leza paNa Ave tevA nathI. dareka jaNa ema samajato ke kauzAMbIjIne buddhithI samajAvI zakAya, paNa dabANa ke lAlacathI nahi. gAMdhIjI dvArA prArthanA upara je bhAra apAto ane gItAnuM je ananya mahattva aMkAtuM tenI sAme kauzAMbIjI aneka dalIlo sAthe manoraMjaka TIkA karatA. koI bacAvamAM UtaryA ke enuM AvI banyuM. te vakhate kauzAMbIjInI prajJA ane dalIlazaktino pravAha kevo vaheto e to tyAM hAjara hoya te ja samajI zake. kauzAMbIjI mAtra anya saMpradAyo ke dharmonA ja TIkAkAra na hatA. teo bauddha hovA chatAM bauddha-paraMparAnI truTIonI pUrNapaNe TIkA karatA. jeNe temanuM "ahiMsA ANi saMskRti' pustaka vAMcyuM che te joI zakaze ke kauzAMbIjI vahemo ane dhArmika daMbhonA keTalA virodhI hatA. A pustaka temaNe kAzImAM lakheluM ane mane AkhuM marAThImAM ja saMbhaLAveluM. kAzIvidyApIThanA prANa zrI zivaprasAda guptA temane bahu - WWW.jainelibrary.org Page #71 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 62 * artha mAnatA. guptAjIe kaheluM ke tamAruM pustaka huM hindImAM chapAvIza, paNa kauzAMbIjI mane hiMmeza kahetA ke kaMpojhiTara ke anuvAdaka, vikretA ke bIjA koI je hindu haze ane vedapurANa saMskRtine mAnato haze te mAruM khUna na kare to huM pADa mAnIza. ane banyuM paNa tema ja. lagabhaga 12 varSa vItI gayAM, eno guptAjIe karAvela hindI anuvAda paNa taiyAra paDayo che, chatAM hajI lagI ene chApanAra koI maLyuM nathI. je emAM vedapurANa temaja gItAnI spaSTa samAlocanA vAMce che te ja chApavA ke prakAzita karavAnI hiMmata karI zakto nathI. chelle chelle 1946nA julAImAM teo jyAre sarayutaTe doharIghATa upara anazana levA gayA tyAre mane e hindI anuvAda soMpI zrI nAthurAma premIjIne mokalavAnuM kahI gayA. emane vizvAsa hato ke premIjI nirbhaya ane vaphAdAra che, tethI teo avasara AvyuM chApatAM ke chapAvatAM pAchA nahi paDe. - zrI zivaprasAda guptAe kAzI vidyApIThamAM kauzAMbIjI mATe temanI ja sUcanA pramANe nAnakaDuM paNa sagavaDiyuM makAna bAMdhI ApeluM. temAM rahI kauzAMbIjIe "ahiMsA ANi saMskRti' e pustaka lakheluM. meM temane pahelethI kaheluM ke A pustaka pUruM thAya ke sthAnAMtara karavuM ane joyuM ke bahu cAhako paNa ene pragaTa kare che ke nahi ? temaNe ema ja karyuM. zeTha jugalakizora biralA jevA paisAdAra che tevA ja dAnI ane udhara che. hindu saMskRti pratye temanI ananya niSThA jANItI che. biralAjI ja eka evA ke jemaNe hindu paraMparAmAM bauddhone saMmilita karI levAno sajIva prayatna karyo che. biralAjI jeTalA gItAbhakta teTalA ja bauddhagraMthonA bhakta che. bauddhagraMthonA hindI anuvAdo rasapUrvaka vAMce ane sAranAtha jevA vizvavikhyAta bauddhatIrthamAM ekAMtamAM besIne te upara manana paNa kare che, eTaluM ja nahi paNa temaNe kalakattA, dilhI ane hiMdu yunivarsiTImAM bauddhazAstronA adhyayana mATe temaja bauddha maMdira ane dharmazALA mATe anekavidha eTalo moTo kharca karyo che ane hajI kare che ke te jANanAra ja biralAjInI hindustAnamAM pharI bauddha-paraMparA pratiSThita karavAnI dhagaza jANI zake. AvI vRtti dharAvanAra zrIyuta jugalakizora biralAe muMbaI-parelamAM eka bauddha vihAra baMdhAvI Apyo ne temAM kauzAMbIjIne rahevA temaja kAma karavAnI sagavaDa karI ApI. kauzAMbIjI garIba ane dalita jAtionI sevA karavA icchatA, tethI teo e vihAramAM rahyA ane temaNe tenuM bahujana vihAra' evuM nAmakaraNa karyuM. "bahujana' zabdanI pasaMdagI temaNe pAli-graMthone AdhAre karelI, jeno Adhunika bhASAmAM sAdhAraNa janatA athavA lokasamAja evo artha thaI zake. kauzAMbIjI e vihAramAM rahI parelanA lattAmAM vasatA majUro ane harijanomAM saMskAra siMcavAnuM kAma karatA. kauzAMbIjInA e kAryamAM aneka jaina gRhasthono Arthika temaja bIjA prakArano sakriya sahayoga hato. AvuM sevAmaya Page #72 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sva. kauzAMbIjInAM preraNAdAyI smaraNo * 63 vAtAvaraNa jAmeluM. chatAM temAM pelA "hiMsA kamAna saMskRti e pustaka vighna upasthita karyuM. kauzAMbIjIe jyAre jANyuM ke ukta pustakamAM temaNe karela gItA Adi vaidika graMthonI nirdaya samAlocanAthI biralA saheja nArAja thayA che tyAre temaNe e vihArane ja choDI devAnuM pasaMda karyuM. joke biralAjInI evI koI vRtti na hatI. ane pAchaLathI kauzAMbIjIne temaNe kaheluM paNa kharuM ke "tame bahujana vihAra zA mATe choDyo ? tame tyAM raho ema huM icchuM chuM.' paNa kauzAMbIjI mane kahetA ke, teo game teTalA bhalA ane udAra hoya chatAM jo mArA lakhANathI temanI sAMpradAyika lAgaNI dubhAtI hoya to temanI koIpaNa sagavaDa laI dabANa taLe rahevuM te karatAM bIje game tyAM rahevuM e ja hitAvaha che. khuda gAMdhIjIe paNa temane kaheluM ke tame bahujana vihAra' zA mATe choDo cho ? paNa temaNe e vihAra choDyo te choDyo ja. temane potAnAM lakhANa viSe eTalI jAgrata pratIti hatI ke, te khAtara teo game te sahevA taiyAra rahetA. e ja pustakanuM gujarAtI bhASAMtara prasiddha thavAnuM hatuM tyAre temaNe mane prastAvanA lakhavA sUcavyuM. mAre mATe A prasaMga "nadIvAghanyAya' jevo hato. eka tarapha kauzAMbIjI sAthe mAro gADha saMbaMdha ane bIjI tarapha emanAM pratipAdano viSe kyAMka kyAMka mAruM juduM paDatuM daSTibiMdu. huM game teTalA mRdubhAve lakhuM toya kauzAMbIjInAM amuka vicArono virodha thato ja hato. tema chatAM temanA AgrahathI meM Abu upara kAMIka prAstAvika lakhI kADhyuM. joke meM emAM kauzAMbIjInI amuka ekAMgI ugra vRttino prativAda karyo ja hato, chatAM amArA be vacce kyAreya aMtara paDyuM nahi. UlaTuM huM mArA pratye temano uttarottara prema ja nihALI zakato. eka athavA bIjA kAraNe mAruM e prAstAvika nathI chapAyuM te nokhI vAta che, paNa ahIM to prazna kauzAMbIjInI makkama vRtti ane nikhAlasatAno che. kauzAMbIjI "bahujana vihAra choDI sAranAtha AvyA ane tyAM sIlonI temaja bIjA bauddha bhikSukonA AgrahathI eka jhUMpaDI jevA sthAnamAM rahyA. badhA ja bikSako temane guruvatu mAnatA ne temanI pAse bhaNatA. sau icchatuM ke teo Ajanma tyAM ja rahe. 60 karoDa jeTalA bauddhonA mAnya e pavitra tIrthamAM rahevAnI temanI vRtti paNa hatI, chatAM bIjAne mana najIvA gaNAtA vicArabhedane kAraNe temaNe agavaDanuM jokhama vahorI e sthAna choDI dIdhuM. vicArabheda mukhyapaNe eTalo hato ke kauzAMbIjIne tyAMnA bauddhamaMdiramAM ekatra thato arthasaMcaya pasaMda na hato. bhakto ane yAtrIo je ApI jAya ke caDAvI jAya te badhuM ja paramArthamAM tatkALa vAparI nAkhavuM ne maMdira ke mUrti nimitte kAMI paNa kImatI rAkhI na mUkavuM e kauzAMbIjIno siddhAMta hato. kauzAMbIjI kahetA ke, buddhanA ananya tyAga sAthe AvA saMcayano meLa zo? joke, bIjA badhA Page #73 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 64 0 ardhya bauddho namrapaNe emanI vAta mAnya rAkhatA paNa koI cAlu paraMparA viruddha jaI zakatuM nahi; tethI kauzAMbIjIe sAranAtha rahevuM ja choDI dIdhuM ane pharI kAzIvidyApIThamAM AvyA. tyAM temane lAvanAra ane temane mATe sagavaDa karI ApanAra DaoN. bhagavAnadAsa. DaoN. sAheba emane emanI vidvattA, vicArasamRddhi ane tyAgavRttine kAraNe gAMdhIjInI peThe ja mAnatA. AcArya narendradevajI vagere badhA ja vidyApIThanA kAryakartAo temane meLavavAmAM gaurava lekhatA. kauzAMbIjI purAtattvamaMdiramAM hatA tyAre ja temanI sAme jaina paraMparAno puNyaprakopa pragaTelo. prAcInakALamAM jaina bhikSuo paNa bauddha bhikSuonI peThe prasaMge mAMsAdi letA evuM temaNe buddha viSenI lekhamALAmAM lakheluM. A vidhAnane lIdhe mAtra kauzAMbIjI ja nahi paNa temane Azraya ApanAra gUjarAta vidyApITha ane tenA sahavAsamAM rahenAra ke AvanAra badhA ja jaina mitro ke paMDito paNa jaina paraMparAnA puNyaprakopanA pAtra banyA hatA. A vastu saMpUrNapaNe bhulAI na hatI. tyAM pharI navo dhaDAko thayo. kauzAMbIjIe marAThImAM buddhacarata' lakhyuM temAM paNa e vidhAna temaNe karyuM. pahelAM temanA lekho gujarAtImAM prasiddha thayelA ane gujarAtamAM to mukhyapaNe zvetAMbara jaino ja eTale temanA puNyaprakope bahu UMDAM mULa ghAlyAM na hatAM; paNa marAThI buddhacarita prasiddha thayA pachI to judI ja sthiti AvI. mahArASTra ane sI.pI. bihAramAM marAThIno pracAra vizeSa; tyAM digaMbara jainonI pradhAnatA ane temAMya vizeSa kaTTarapaNuM; eTale digaMbara samAje kauzAMbIjI viruddha hiTalarI AMdolana zarU karyuM. e AMdolanamAM gujarAta paNa joDAyuM. yu. pI. ane baMgALamAM paNa enA paDaghA paDyA. eka rIte bhAratavyApI Akho jainasamAja kauzAMbIjI sAme UkaLI UThyo. kauzAMbIjIno prativAda karavA aneka sthaLe maMDaLo ane pariSado sthapAyAM. temane korTe ghasaDavAnI dhamakI paNa ApavAmAM AvI. teo potAnuM vidhAna pAchuM kheMcI le te mATe temane lAlaco paNa ApavAmAM AvI. aneka paricita mitro temane aMgata rIte maLyA, paNa kauzAMbIjI eTaluM ja kahetA ke Ama tamAre UkaLI javAnI jarU2 nathI. huM korTe sukhethI AvIza ane mArA kathanano khulAso karIza. jyAre emaNe kaTTara digaMbara paMDitone ema lakhI ApyuM ke je kAMI meM lakhyuM che te to prAcIna Agamone AdhAre lakhyuM che, digaMbara graMthone AdhAre nahi, tyAre digaMbara samAjano roSa to eka rIte zamyo. eNe vicArI lIdhuM ke nathI kauzAMbIjI dhamakIthI DaravAnA ke nathI lAlacamAM AvavAnA ke nathI paisAdAronI zehamAM AvavAnA ane teo digaMbara graMthone to potAnA AdhAramAMthI bAtala rAkhe che to emanI sAthe bAkhaDavuM nakAmuM che. eTale digaMbara samAjanuM AMdolana zamyuM; paNa zvetAMbara samAjamAM e AMdolana bevaDA vege zarU thayuM. gujarAtamAM to pahelAM Page #74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sva. kauzAMbIjhanAM preraNAdAyI smaraNo * 65 paNa AMdolana jAgeluM. have enAM mojAM rAjapUtAnA, yupI, paMjAba ane baMgALanA zvetAMbara samAja sudhI pharI vaLyAM. AnA chAMTA mane paNa sparzavA lAgyA. pahelAM mahArASTra ane sI.pI.mAMthI aneka digaMbara bhAIonA mArA upara patro AvatA ke "tame Ano javAba lakho. tame kauzAMbIjInA paricita cho ane kadAca tame ja jainazAstra viSe temane mAhitI ApI haze." munizrI jinavijayajI upara paNa evI ja matalabanA patro AvatA. keTalIkavAra keTalAka lekhako amane evI paNa dhamakI ApatA ke tame javAba nahi lakho to tamane paNa doSapAtra gaNavAmAM Avaze, ItyAdi. have yu. pI. rajapUtAnA ane gujarAtamAMthI paNa aneka paricita-aparicita jaina gRhasthonA ane tyAgIonA patro mArA upara AvavA lAgyA. emAM kAMIka dabANa, kAMIka anurodha ane kAMIka dhamakI paNa rahetAM. ekAda evA patrane bAda karI meM koIne yadyapi uttara vALyo nathI. ghaNA mitro A muddA viSe mane moDhe pUchatA ane carcA paNa karatA. kauzAMbIjI A vakhata daramyAna kAzIvidyApITha ane sAranAthamAM rahetA. chevaTe teo 1745mAM muMbaI maLyA. temaNe potAnI viruddha jainomAM UbhA thayela vyApaka AMdolana viSe mane vAta karI ane temane kAzImAM kevI rIte lalacAvavAmAM ane zaramAvavAmAM AvyA tathA kevI rIte dhamakIo ApavAmAM AvI e viSe badhI vAta karI. have teo muMbaImAM ja hatA ane muMbaImAM to seMkaDo jaino, temanA cAhako temaja virodhIo paNa hatA. je temanA cAhako hatA teo paNa temanA vidhAnathI viruddha hovAne kAraNe temanI pAse khulAso meLavavA iMtejAra hatA. keTalAMya sAdhu-sAdhvIo temane utAre carcA arthe jatAM, keTalAMya zikSita ane dhanika jaina mitro potAne tyAM nimaMtrI temanI prastuta carcA karatA. kauzAMbIjI A badhI vAta mane maLatA tyAre kahetA ane ema kahetA ke mane jo koI aitihAsika AdhAra ane dalIlathI mArI bhUla samajAve to huM Aja ne Aja mAre vidhAna badalI nAkhuM. paNa huM kazuM vizeSa bolyA vinA badhuM sAMbhaLI leto. huM jANato hato ke jainaparaMparA bacAvamAM je vAta kare che te potAnA ahiMsakasiddhAMtanI bhUmikA pramANe amuka dRSTie vAta kare che, jyAre kauzAMbIjI amuka aitihAsika bhUmikAnA AdhAre vAta kare che. baMnenI paraspara athaDAtI daSTionuM aMtara sAMdhavA ke samajavAno mane e rasto sUjhI Avyo ane meM te kauzAMbIjIne sUcavyo. kauzAMbIjI emAM sahamata thayA ane potAnA sudhArA sAthe temaNe eka nivedana pragaTa karyuM. teno Azaya e hato ke temanuM vidhAna niSpakSa paMca tapAse. e paMcamAM hAIkorTanA saMskRtajJa nyAyAdhIza hoya ane te gujarAtI ja hoya. paMca je pheMsalo Ape te baMne pakSane mAnya rahe. kauzAMbIjInA A nivedana pachI AgaLa AMdolana cAlyuM hoya to te huM nathI jANato. jyAre comera kauzAMbIjInI viruddha AMdolanano dAvAgni saLagI rahyo hato tyAre kauzAMbIjI temanA Page #75 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 66 0 ardhya svabhAva pramANe vinodamAM kyAreka kahetA ke ahiMsaka jaino mArI hiMsA to nahi kare ne ? A sAthe ja kauzAMbIjI kahetA ke game tema hoya chatAM huM jainono mArA pratye prema to evo ja jouM chuM. mane AmaMtraNa - nimaMtraNa ApanArAomAM moTo bhAga jainono ja che. mane madada karanAra paNa moTebhAge jaino ja che, ane mArI sAme virodha karanAra paNa jaino mane khUba maLe che, cAhe che ane satkAre che. tyAre huM temane eTaluM ja kaheto ke jainonuM AMdolana paNa ahiMsaka ja hoya che. kauzAMbIjIe zrI jugalakizora biralAnA Azrayano tyAga karyA pachI pharI temanI koIpaNa jAtanI madada svIkArI nahi. jyAre jaina samAjano TheTha sudhI ugra virodha hovAM chatAM temaNe jaina mitronI anekavidha madada kRtajJatApUrvaka svIkArI che teno huM sAkSI chuM. enuM ekamAtra rahasya e ja che ke kauzAMbIjI buddhanA upadezane anusaravA mathatA ane ema mAnatA ke buddha e asAdhAraNa vibhUti che chatAM temane vAraso to jaina tIrthaMkara pArzvanAthanA dharmano ja maLyo che. kauzAMbIjI ghaNIvAra kahetA ke huM zramaNa-saMskRtimAM mAnuM chuM. ene jIvanamAM utAravA mathuM chuM. e zramaNa-saMskRtino aitihAsika mULa AdhAra bhagavAna pArzvanAtha che.' pArzvanAtha pratye emanI je ananya niSThA meM joI che te paraMparAgata jaino karatAM judI ja hatI. jaina paraMparAnA ugra tapa Adi keTalAka muddAo viSe temanuM valaNa nokhuM hatuM e kharuM, paNa jaina paraMparAnA mULabhUta AcAro viSe temanI jIvaMta zraddhA hatI. e zraddhA teo jainonI paribhASAmAM ane jaina rUDhio dvArA pragaTa karI na zakatA eTale rUDha ane sthULa saMskAravALA jaino temane jainavirodhI lekhI kADhatA. kauzAMbIjIne sAcI samajavAnI dRSTi, emano vikAsa kaI bhUmikA upara thayo che e jANavAmAM ja rahelI che, chatAM mane noMdha letAM ekaMdare AnaMda thAya che ke bIjI koIpaNa paraMpaca karatAM jaina paraMparAe temane vadhAre apanAvyA ane satkAryA che. A bAbata kauzAMbIjInA dhyAna bahAra na hatI. tethI ja teo haMmezAM jaina mitronI udAravRtti viSe ane potAne nabhAvI levA viSe prazaMsAnA udgAro kADhatA. chelle chelle kauzAMbIjIe be pustako marAThI bhASAmAM lakhI mane soMpyAM ne kahyuM ke AnI ghaTe te vyavasthA karo. eka pustaka pArzvanAthano caturthAMna dharma' u52 che. jemAM emanI pArzvanAtha pratye bhArobhAra zraddhA UbharAya che; ane bIjuM pustaka "bodhisattva' viSe che. e nATaka rUpe lakheluM che ane bauddha vADmayanA AkhI jiMdagI sudhI karelA parizIlananuM gaMbhIra dohana che. emanI saMmatithI meM e lakhANo muMbaI zrI nAthurAma premIjIne ghaTatI sUcanA sAthe gayA varSamAM kAzIthI mokalAvI ApyAM che. chellAM be-traNa varSa thayAM kauzAMbIjI jyAre maLatA tyAre eka mAtra jIvanAntanI ja carcA karatA. teo kahetA ke meM mAruM kAma pUruM karyuM che. lakhavAnuM bane teTaluM lakhyuM che. maLyA te pAtra chAtrone zIkhavavAmAM paNa kacAza rAkhI nathI. chokarA-chokarIone Page #76 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sva. kauzAMbIjInAM preraNAdAyI smaraNo * 67 pUratuM zikSaNa ApyuM che ane svAvalaMbI banAvyAM che. to pachI have vadhAre jIvI moMghavArImAM umero zA mATe karavo? ane vadhAre ghaDapaNa bhogavI, bistare paDI aneka lokonI sevAzaktino nakAmo upayoga zA mATe karavo? tethI have jIvanano aMta karavo e ja mArI ciMtAno viSaya che ItyAdi. temanA A vicAro sAMbhaLI ame badhA paricito akaLAtA ane kahetA ke "tamArA jIvanano, tamArI vicAraNAono rASTrane bahu khapa che. ane bhale tamane sittera jeTalAM varSa thayAM hoya chatAM tame amArA karatAM bahu sazakta cho. keTalAka mitroe, khAsa karI ne mitroe temane jyAM rahe tyAM kharca ApavAnuM zraddhApUrvaka AzvAsana ApeluM. kauzAMbIjInA ekanA eka putra pro. dAmodara kauzAMbIjI paNa pitRbhakta che. teo paNa potAnA pitA mATe banatuM badhuM karI chUTavA taiyAra ja hatA. emanI jyeSTha putrI mANekabahena ane jamAI DaoN. prasAda paNa kauzAMbIjI mATe badhuM ja karI chUTe tevAM hatAM. kauzAMbIjInAM vRddha patnI paNa sevAmUrti che. emanA aMgata kuTuMba uparAMta dareka prAMtamAM emane jANanAra aneka vidvAno ane dhaniko emanA jIvananI sakriya kALajI sevatA teno paNa huM sAkSI chuM ane chatAMya kauzAMbIjanI jIvanAna karavAnI vRtti keme karI zamI nahi. temanAmAM AvI vRtti kema janmI te to pUrNapaNe kahI na zakuM chatAM teo potAnI vRttinA samarthanamAM je keTalAka Adhunika ane purAtana dAkhalA TAMkatA te uparathI huM eTalI ja kalpanA karI zakato ke kauzAMbIjI ghaDapaNano bhAra koIpaNa upara nAkhavA mAgatA nathI ane paga ghasIne parANe jIvana pUruM karavA IcchatA nathI. teo jevI rIte hasate moDhe janmyA, hasate moDhe AkhI jiMdagI gALI, tevI ja rIte prasanna citte koInA upara bhAra nAkhyA sivAya mRtyune bheTavA mAge che. teo mane kahetA ke "juone zivaprasAda guptA kevI rIte bebhAna dazAmAM bistare varSo thayAM paDyA che ane temanI zArIrika hAjato mATe paNa aneka nokarone kevuM rokAvuM paDe che!" teo ema paNa kahetA ke, "paMDitajI mAlaviyajI jevA paNa ati lAMbA jIvanathI keTaluM duHkha anubhave che? bauddhagraMtho ane bIjAM zAstromAMthI teo aneka udAharaNo caMkI mane kahetA ke, "juo! pAkuM pAna kharI paDe te rIte prAcIna saMto ane tapasvIo vRddhAvasthAmAM kharI paDatA. jIvanano aMta bahAdurIthI karatA, mRtyuthI na DaratA ane kartavya karyAno saMtoSa meLavyA pachI teo jIvavA mATe taDaphaDiyAM na mAratA. tethI huM paNa vIratA, smRti ane jAgRtipUrvaka mRtyune bheTavA IcchuM chuM.' huM badhuM sAMbhaLI cUpa raheto; ane bacAvanI dalIlomAM na Utarato. kyAreka kyAreka mArAM dharmabhaginI motIbahena jIvarAja jemanA upara kauzAMbIjInI bahu zraddhA hatI te potAnI dalIlo kauzAMbIjI sAme AdarapUrvaka paNa bhArapUrvaka vahetI mUkatAM chatAM huM joI zakto ke kauzAMbIjInA valaNamAM kAMI phera na paDato. Page #77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 68 * artha jIvanano aMta karavAnI ugra vRttie temane janonA cimmacalita saMthAravrata pratye vALyA. kauzAMbIjI kAyaratApUrvaka mRtyune bheTavA icchatA nahi tethI temane tatkALa maraNane zaraNa thavAno sahelo rasto pasaMda na hato. temanI nasenasamAM paitRka vIratAnA saMskAro hatAM. e ja vIratAne lIdhe teo 1930nI satyAgrahanI laDAInA anusaMdhAnamAM jelavAsa paNa karI AvelA, e ja vIratAne lIdhe temaNe sAranAthanI asahya lUnA divasomAM eka kapaDAnI othe besI dhyAnano abhyAsa karelo. e ja vIratAne lIdhe teo brahmadezanAM jaMgalomAM bhayAnaka jherI jaMtuo vacce ekalA rahI samAdhimArgano abhyAsa karavA gayelA. emanA pratyeka jIvanakAryamAM vIratA bhArobhAra dekhAtI. game tevA mobhAdAra vidvAna ke zrImaMto hoya ane teo kAMI bolavAmAM bhUle to kauzAMbIjI nAnI ke moTI koIpaNa pariSadamAM tenI khabara lIdhA vinA rahI ja na zakatA. meM evA aneka prasaMgo joyA che. emanI vIratAe emane sujhADyuM ke tuM mRtyune bheTa paNa mAraNAttika saMlekhanA jevI tapazcaryAnA mArge ja mRtyune bheTa, kauzAMbIjIe AvI saMlekhanAno vicAra to mane be eka varSa pahelAM ja kahelo, paNa teo te mATe yogya sthAna zodhatA ane mane paNa tevA sthAna mATe pUchatA. evA sthAnanI pasaMdagImAM temanI mukhya zarata e hatI ke jyAM teo saMlekhanA zarU kare tyAM darzanArthIonI dhamAla na rahe, koI jANe nahi, ane emanI evI paNa icchA hatI ke maraNa pachI koIpaNa jAtano ADaMbara karI dhanazakti ke janazakti na veDaphavI. mane to tyAM lagI kaheluM ke matazarIra bALavA mATe karavo joIto lAkaDAno kharca na karatAM tame badhA ene jamInamAM ja dATajo agara jaLapravAhamAM vahevaDAvI dejo. A vicAro pAchaLa emane haiye garIbo pratyenI lAgaNI vaselI hatI. teo icchatA ke teTalo kharca garIbone madada karavAmAM thAya. ema lAge che ke buddha pratyenI temanI ananya bhaktie temane buddhanA jIvanamAMthI jAte duHkha veThI bIjAnuM bhaluM karavAnI karuNAvRttino saMskAra aryo hoya. game tema ho chatAM temaNe jIvanavilopanano nizcaya to karI ja lIdho hato ane te paNa mAraNAttika saMlekhanA dvArA. vyaktigata dRSTie jIvanazuddhi mATe prayatna karI saMtoSa meLavyo hoya ane sAmUhika dRSTie saMgha pratyenAM kartavyo bajAvI kRtArthatA siddha karI hoya evo sAdhu amuka paristhitimAM samAdhi - maraNanI dRSTie AjIvana anazana kare evuM je ati jUnuM jaina vidhAna che ane je Aje paNa jena-paraMparAmAM kayAreka kyAreka jIvatuM jovAmAM Ave che te vidhAna kauzAMbIjIne bahu gamI gayuM ane potAnA nizcaya mATe upayogI lAgyuM, tethI teo jyAre jIvanAnsa nirNaya viSe vAta karatA tyAre jaina-paraMparAnA mArAntika "saMthArAnuM hRdayathI samarthana karatA. meM aneka varSo lagI temane moDhethI Page #78 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sva. kauzAMbIjanAM preraNAdAyI smaraNo * 69 jaina ugra tapasyAno sakhata virodha sAMbhaLelo ane have jyAre teo mArAntika saMthArA jevI jena ugra tapasyAnuM samarthana karatA tyAre prathama karatAM temanA valaNamAM paDelo pheraphAra huM spaSTa joI zakato, chatAM huM e viSe kAMI bolato nahi ane teo kahe te mUMge moDhe sAMbhaLyA karato. mane kauzAMbIjIe chellAM varSomAM anekavAra kahyuM, ke "mahAvIra svAmInI tapasyA paNa ghaNIvAra upayogI che. teo anazana karavA to IcchatA paNa sAthe ja keTalAka sudhArA temAM dAkhala karavA vize paNa kahetA. sthAnakavAsI sAdhvI raMbhAkumArIe anazanapUrvaka dehotsarga karyAno dAkhalo temanI sAme hato. evuM anazana kauzAMbIjIne pasaMda hatuM; paNa evA anazana-prasaMge je dhamAla thAya che, je darzanArthIonI bhIDa jAme che, je dUra-dUranA yAtrIothI ladAyelI Treno Ava-jA kare che ane je AgaLapAchaLa besumAra paisA avivekathI veDaphavAmAM Ave che te kauzAMbIjIne jarAya pasaMda na hatuM, tethI teo anazana dvArA samAdhi-maraNa sAdhavAnA nizcaya upara AvyA hatA paNa teo evA sthAna ane evI paristhitinI zodhamAM hatA ke jyAM anazana levAthI samAdhimaraNa sadhAya ane sAthe ja ADaMbara ke vyartha vyayathI mukta rahI zakAya. AvA sthAnanI zodha cAlatI ja hatI tyAM anukULa saMyoga lAdhyo. gayA julAI mAsanA aMtamAM jyAre meM kauzAMbIjIne doharIghATa viSe vAta karI ane kahyuM ke huM tyAM javAno chuM tyAre temaNe paNa jo huM jAuM to ekavAra AvavAnI icchA darzAvI. doharIghATa e kAzIthI 50-60 mAIla dUra Avela eka sarayUnadIno prasiddha ghATa che ane tyAM javAnuM mAruM AkarSaNa mukhyapaNe svAmI satyAnaMdajIne lIdhe hatuM. svAmIjI mULe e pradezanA brAhmaNa ane AryasamAjI, paNa pAchaLathI lAlA lajapatarAya dvArA sthApita lokasevakasamAjanA AjIvana sabhya thayelA. teo grejyueTa che ane svabhAvathI ja sevAnI jIvita mUrti che. temaNe te ghATa upara sthApela "harijanagurukuLa eka prANavAna saMsthA che, jemAM yupI. jevA kaTTara jAtibhedavALA pradezanA keTalAMka brAhmaNo koIpaNa jAtanA bhedabhAva sivAya harijano sAthe rahe che. svAmIjInI anekavidha pravRttimAM eka mukhya pravRti gAmaDAomAM carakhA calAvavAnI ane svAvalaMbI khAdIutpAdananI che. huM svAmIjIne pahelethI ja jANato. hamaNAM teo jelamAMthI chUTI 194ramAM polIsoe bALI temaja naSTabhaSTa karI nAkhela gurukuLanA punaroddhAra-kAryamAM parovAyA hatA. mane e viSe rasa hoI tyAM ekavAra javuM pasaMda hatuM. svAmIjI paNa kAzI mAre utAre Avela hatA. ema to kauzAMbIjI paNa svAmIjI viSe thoDuMka jANatA; paNa jyAre meM baMne vacce vizeSa paricaya karAvyo tyAre kauzAMbIjI temanI sAthe javA lalacAyA. huM keTalAMka bIjA kAraNasara te vakhate sAthe javA azakta hato, topaNa svAmIjInA AzvAsanathI kauzAMbIjI to temanI sAthe doharIghATa gayA ja. tyAM jaI Page #79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 0 * ardhya joyA pachI ThIka lAge to teo anazana leze ema to temanI vAtacIta uparathI huM jANato ja hato. eve prasaMge paricaryA ane sevAno pUrato prabaMdha karavAnI ciMtA mane hatI ja. svAmIjIne temanA sahakAryakartA ane tyAM rahetA harijana vidyArthIo u52 bharoso to hato ja, paNa koI jANIto aMgata sevAbhAvI mANasa sAthe jAya ane rahe e amane badhAne iSTa hatuM. daivayoge e paNa suyoga sAMpaDyo. 1946nA eprilanI 20mI tArIkhe kalakattAthI pAchA pharatAM kAzI Utarelo ne tyAM ja rokAyelo. daramiyAna caitanyajI je kyAreka cunIlAlajI nAme sthAnakavAsI muni hatA ane je lagabhaga 13-14 varSa thayAM muniveSa choDI saMtabAlanI peThe rAtadivasa samAjasevAnuM kaThaNa tapa Acare che te hApurathI mArA bolAvyA kAzI AvyA hatA. temanI sevAvRtti ane saraLatAthI huM taddana piricita hato. teo prAkRtika cikitsAnA abhyAsI ane te viSe UMDo rasa dharAvanAra che. upavAsa, anazana Adi prasaMge kema vartavuM e badhuM teo saheje jANe che. ane vadhArAmAM kauzAMbIjInA paricita paNa kharA. meM temane ja kauzAMbIjI sAthe javAnuM kahyuM ane teo gayA paNa kharA. doharIghATa jatAMveMta kauzAMbIjIe prathama to ekAzana zarU karyAM. pachI dhIre dhIre mAtra dUdha upara AvyA. krame krame dUdhanuM pramANa paNa ghaTADatA gayA ane chevaTe eno paNa tyAga karyo. mAtra pANI letA; ane pAchaLathI caitanyajIe temane pANImAM lIMbuno rasa paNa ApavA mAMDelo. ekAzananI zarUAtathI anazananA prAraMbha ane tenA tyAga sudhInA rojerojanA pUrA samAcAra caitanyajI amane posTathI pAThavatA ane kAMIka sUcanA paNa mAgatA. sAthe sAthe teo kauzAMbIjInA zArIrika ane mAnasika badhA pheraphAronI noMdha rAkhatA jenI DAyarI hajI temanI pAse che. caitanyajIe paricaryAno evo suMdara ane sarvAMgINa prabaMdha karyo hato ke kauzAMbIjInI ugra prakRtti paNa tethI pUrNapaNe saMtoSAI hatI. caitanyajI DaoN. suzIlA nAyara ane gAMdhIjI pAsethI keTalIka sUcanAo maMgAvatA. kauzAMbIjI game teTaluM gopavavA icche chatAM emanA jevo vizvavikhyAta mANasa anazana upara Utare ane e vAta sAva achatI rahe e asaMbhava hatuM. svAmIjIne potAnA kAme allAhAbAda, dehalI, lakhanau vagere sthaLe javAnuM banyA karatuM. puruSottamadAsa TaMDane svAmIjIne kahyuM ke game te bhoge kauzAMbIjIno prANa bacAvo. evo mANasa pharI nahi maLe. gAMdhIjI dilhImAM hatA. temaNe caitanyajIne tAra karyo ke, kauzAMbIjI upavAsa choDI de. kauzAMbIjIe jvAba apAvyo ke, bApujI ahIM AvI mArA mananuM samAdhAna kare to ja huM upavAsa choDavAno vicAra karuM.' eka bAju kauzAMbIjIno aTala nirNaya hato ane bIjI bAju comerathI upavAsa choDAvavAnA prabaLa prayatno paNa thatA. sauthI vadhAre dhyAna gAMdhIjInA kathana upara apAtuM. kauzAMbIjI sAva kSINa thaI gayelA. paDakhuM paNa Page #80 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * sva. kauzAMbIjInAM preraNAdAyI smaraNo * 71 pheravI na zakatA. bolI paNa na zakatA. badhI zArIrika hAjato sUtAM sUtAM ja caitanyajInA yogakauzalyathI patAvavAmAM AvatI. kauzAMbIjInI smRti, jAgRti ane prasannatAmAM kAMI phera paDyo na hato. chevaTe lAMbA upavAso pachI kauzAMbIjI gAMdhIjInA dabANane vaza thayA ne pAraNuM karyuM. pAraNA pachI uttarottara mAMdagI vadhI. caitanyajI paNa mUMjhAyA. chevaTe emane kAzI lAvavAmAM AvyA. mane kauzAMbIjI kahe, "paMDitajI ! huM gharano ke ghATano rahyo nathI. upavAsa to choDyA paNa mAMdagI vadhI ane bIjA pAsethI sevA na levAnI je vRttie mane anazana tarapha dhakelyo hato te ja vRttine dabAvI Aje aneka pAsethI vividha sevA levI paDe che. ame emane leza paNa ochuM na Ave te ja rIte badho vyavahAra karatA. emanA sadAnA yajamAna pro. pavAra ane bIjA aneka DokTara-vaidya Adi mitro emane mATe zraddhApUrvaka khaDe page rahetA. emanA putra ane putrI taraphathI amArA upara uparAupara aneka patro AvatA ke amArA pitAnI kImatI jiMdagI game te rIte bacAvo ane joIto badho kharca chUTathI karo. emanA putra ceka mokalyuM ja jatA. ame pAsenA mitro paNa kazI gaNatarI karyA vinA ja temane ArAma ApavA badhuM karatA. chevaTe traNeka mAsa pachI teo kAMIka besatA-UThatA thayA, khoTAM paDela aMgo kAMIka kriyAzIla thayAM. meM temane kahyuM ke, ekavAra muMbaI jAo ne kuTuMbane maLo. emanuM mana paNa evuM hatuM ke gAMdhIjIne maLavuM ane zakya hoya to sevAgrAmamAM ja jaI vasavuM. teo muMbaI gayA, ne pAchA vardhA AvyA. vadha kyAre AvyA te huM nathI jANato paNa temanI mAMdagInA UDatA samAcAra maLelA. jUnanI 10mI tArIkhe kAkA kAlelakara aNadhArI rIte mane kalakattAmAM siMdhIpArkamAM maLyA tyAre temaNe kauzAMbIjInA anazana viSe vAta karatAM kahyuM ke teo 27 divasa lagI mAtra jaLa upara rahyA ane chellA traNa divasomAM to jaLano paNa tyAga karelo. kauzAMbIjI kAkAne maLavA iMtejAra hatA, ne jevA kAkA bahAragAmathI AvyA ne maunapaNe ekabIjAne AMkha meLavI ke thoDI ja vAramAM temanuM prANapaMkheruM UDI gayuM. kAkAe kahyuM ke, chellI kSaNa lagI kauzAMbIjInI smRti, jAgRti ane prasannatA akhaMDa ja hatAM. mane A sAMbhaLI AnaMda thayo ane ema thayuM ke doharIghATavALuM anazana e chellA ane pUrNa anazananI taiyArIrUpa ja nIvaDyuM. e abhyAse temane chellA mAsika anazana dvArA samAdhi - mRtyu sAdhavAmAM bhAre madada ApI. kauzAMbIjI A loka choDI gayA ema harakoIne lAge, paNa jyAre emanI jIvatI vividha kRtio ane akhaMDa puruSArthanA samAjaprANamAM sakrAMta thayelA saMskArono vicAra karuM chuM tyAre mane teo aneka rIte jIvatA ja dekhAya che. punarjanmano vyavahAru ane saunI buddhimAM sahelAIthI Utare evo A eka ja khulAso che. emanuM ATaATaluM Page #81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 72 * artha lakhANa, emanA ATaATalA saMskAragrAhI ziSyo, emanI ATaATalI sevA ane tyAgavRtti, emano saMskArI vizALa putra-putrI-parivAra - A badhuM hovA chatAM jo sthULa dehano abhAva ja pUrNa mRtyu gaNAtuM hoya to evuM mRtyu anivArya hoI te leza paNa ciMtAno viSaya hovo na joIe. huM ane bIjA mitro muMbaI paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAmAM kauzAMbIjIne AmaMtraNa ApatA tyAre teo temAM vyAkhyAna ApavA AvatA. jyAre jyAre meM emanI pAsethI kAMIpaNa vidyAtya sAdhavA IccheluM tyAre teoe prasannatApUrvaka mane madada ApelI che. temanI sAthenAM mArAM nAnAMmoTAM anekavidha smaraNo ane temaNe kahelA potanA jIvanaprasaMgo jema tatkALa smRtipathamAM nathI AvatAM tema te A maryAdita lekhamAM samAveza paNa pAmI nathI zakatAM. kauzAMbIjInA badhA ja paricita mitroe potapotAnAM smaraNo ane temanI sAthenA prasaMgo lakhI te uparathI punarukti vinAnI eka kauzAMbIjI mRtipothI taiyAra karI hoya to ja temanuM samagra citra kAMIka aMze AlekhI zakAya. - prabuddha jaina, 15 julAI 1947 Page #82 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 11. zAMtidevAcArya ane adhyApaka kauzAMbIjI - bauddha vidvAna zAMtidevAcArya, tibeTanA itihAsakAra tArAnAthanA kahevA pramANe, saurASTranA nivAsI hatA. emanI jIvanaviSayaka anya mAhitI keTalI yathArtha che ane keTalI adhUrI che tenI cokasAI karavAnuM kAma saraLa nathI. paNa eTaluM kharuM ke, te lagabhaga sAtamA saikAmAM thayelA. mane emano sIdho paricaya emanA be graMtho dvArA thayelo che. emanA traNa graMtho paikI "sUtrasamuccaya' meM joyo nathI. kadAca saMskRtamAM adyApi sulabha paNa nathI. paraMtu zikSAsamuccaya' ane "bodhicaryAvatAra' e be graMtho ekAdhika vAra sAMbhaLyA che. zikSAsamuccaya' to aneka mahAyAnI saMskRta graMthonAM avataraNo ane nAmollekhothI bharapUra che. e jotAM mArA mana upara na bhUMsAya evI chApa e paDI ke, zAMtideva bahuzruta ane mahAyAna paraMparAnA AsAdhAraNa vidvAna hatA. ahIM zAMtidevanA zikSAsamuccayamAMnA bhikSu mATe mAMsa kaladhya che ke nahIM e viSenA vicArano nirdeza karavo ucita dhAruM chuM. te uparathI temanI samanvayalakSI dRSTino paNa khyAla Avaze. bauddha paraMparAmAM carcA hatI ke, buddhe mAMsabhakSaNa karyuM hatuM ke nahIM. viravAdI pakSa enuM samarthana karato. keTalAka mahAyAnI bhikSuo teno artha judI rIte ghaTAvI mAMsabhakSaNano virodha karatA. laMkAvatAra' jevAM sUtromAM mAMsano niSedha che, chatAM bIjA mahAyAnIo e niSedha na mAnatA. evI vivAda-bhUmi vakhate zAMtideve zikSAsamuccaya'mAM e praznane yogya nyAya ApavA prayatna karyo che. teo kahe che ke, koI asAdhAraNa samAdhimArgapracAraka bhikSa mAMsa-sevana vaDe bacI jato hoya, to apavAda tarIke auSadhanI jema eno upayoga karI zakAya; paNa sAmAnya niyama pramANe to mAMsa varSa gaNAvuM joIe.' - A nirNaya ApatI vakhate zAMtideve aneka bauddhagraMthono AdhAra lIdho che. meM zAMtidevanA A vicAranI tulanA jaina-paraMparAmAM evA ja viSayane lagatA vivAdanA nirNaya vakhate mArA eka nibaMdhamAM karI che; je nibaMdha hiMdImAM "zrI jaina saMskRti saMzodhana maMDaLa' kAzI taraphathI prakAzita thayelI patrikA naM. 14-15 rUpe prasiddha thayo che. Page #83 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ja * artha zAMtidevano bIjo graMtha che bodhicayavatAra. te che padyabaMdha. enA uparanI aneka TIkAo paikI prajJA karamatinI paMjikA mudrita che te joI che. bodhicaryAvatAranA daza paricchedo che, ne te pravAhabaddha saMskRta padyaracanA che. prajJAkaramatie paMjikAmAM je zAstradohana ane sUkSma carcAo goThavI che, te bodhicaryAvatAranI mahattAmAM kharekhara vadhAro kare che. bodhicaryAvatArano pariccheda tattvajJAnathI paripUrNa che. ane e zUnyavAdInuM mAyAvAdIne maLatuM tattvajJAna tattvajJone aneka vicArabiMduo pUrAM pADe che. paraMtu zAMtidevanI vegabharI kavitAzakti to pAramitAonA varNanamAM mukta vicare che. te uttama kAvyano AsvAda pUro pADavA uparAMta utkrAMtizIla jIvana jIvavAnI vyavahAru preraNA Ape che. AdhyAtmika sAdhake kayA kayA guNono kaI kaI rIte vikAsa karavo, e badhuM kAvyamAM tAdaza rajU thAya che. joke, zAMtideva bauddha bhikSu hoI temanI prastuta kavitA buddha ane bodhisattva jevAM sAMpradAyika nAmo sAthe saMkaLAyelI che. paraMtu eno bhAva taddana asAMpradAyika che eTale koIpaNa sAdhaka potAne ISTa evA upAsyane najara sAme rAkhI te kramano jIvanamAM upayoga karI zake. A rIte jotAM zAMtideve varNavelI pAramitAo e mAnavamAtre sAdhavA jevI siddhio che. zAMtideve potAnI kavitAmAM mahAyAna bhAvanA rajU karI che. mahAyAna bhAvanA eTale mAtra potAnA mokSamAM ke potAnI duHkha-muktimAM saMtoSa na mAnatAM samagra jagatanI mukti mATe bhAvanA sevavI ane prayatna karavo te. e kAraNe ja zAMtideva kahe che ke, jo jagatamAM prANIo duHkhamAM garaka hoya ane narakavAsIo vedanA anubhavatA hoya, to nIrasa mokSanI mAre kazI jarUra nathI. tethI ja zAMtideva samatvanI bhAvanAnI khilavaNI karavA mATe kahe che ke, prAraMbhamAM bIjA ane potA vacce AdarapUrvaka samatAnI bhAvanA poSavI; te evI rIte ke, mAre potAne sukhaduHkha badhAMnAM sarakhAM che ema samajI badhAMne potAnI peThe ja gaNavAM. kharI rIte tathAgata buddha brahmavihArarUpe maitrI Adi cAra bhAvanAono bhArapUrvaka vAraMvAra upadeza karyo. tyAre temaNe samagra vizvamAM maitrIyukta cittane bharI devAnuM kahyuM ane evI maitrIne pariNAme gatavyApI karuNA AcaravAnuM paNa kahyuM. zAMtideva e ja brahmavihAranA taMtune mahAyAna bhAvanA rUpe potAnI kavitAmAM gUMthe che. jema gAMdhIjInI dainika prArthanAmAM na tvahaM kAmaye rAjyaM na svargaM nApunarbhavam / kAmaye dukhataptAnAM prANinAm AtinAzanam // 1. sarakhAvo - bodhicayavatAra' AThamo pariccheda, zloka 10-108, 2. bodhicaryAvatAra' AThamo pariccheda, zloka 90 ane 94. Page #84 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zAMtidevAcArya ane adhyApaka kauzAMbIjI * 75 e maitrI ane karuNApUrNa bhAvanA Ave che, temaja zAMtivede bodhicaryAvatAramAM evI bhAvanA kavI che. "bodhicaryAvatAra' vAMcatAM e chApa nathI paDatI ke zAMtideva zUnyavAdI che; paNa chApa e UThe che ke, temanI dhagaza AkhA vizvanuM kalyANa karavAnI che ane te mATe joItA saddaguNo keLavavAnI che. - adhyApaka kauzAMbIjI Ama to sthaviramArgI bauddha paraMparAnA ananya abhyAsI ane pAli vAmanA pAradarzI vidvAna hatA. paNa temanAmAM meM je maitrI ane karuNAvRttino uDheka jAte anubhavyo che, tenI zAMtidevanA tevA udraka sAthe tulanA karuM chuM to kahyA sivAya rahI nathI zakAtuM ke, kauzAMbIjI kharA arthamAM mahAyAnI hatA ane jANe ke zAMtidevanuM navuM svarUpa na hoya ! AvI koI akaLa samAnatAne lIdhe ja kauzAMbIjInuM dhyAna "bodhicaryAvatAra' tarapha gayeluM. ane temaNe teno marAThI bhASAmAM anuvAda I. sa. 1909nA arasAmAM karelo. tyArabAda I. sa. 1924nA arasAmAM kauzAMbIjIe bodhicaryAvatAra'nA keTalAka zloko gujarAtI anuvAda sAthe purAtattvamAM prasiddha karyA hatA. te zloko anuvAda sAthe A pustikAmAM navuM saMskaraNa pAme che. purAtattva' e saimAsika hatuM. vaLI te hAla saune sulabha paNa na hoya. eTale e zloka gujarAtI anuvAda sAthe laghu pustikA rUpe saune sulabha thAya che e bahu agatyanuM che. te dRSTie gUjarAta vidyApIThanI sUcanAthI zrI mukulabhAIe A saMskaraNa taiyAra karyuM che. ane te zrImad rAjacaMdra graMthamALAnA bIjA maNakA rUpe prasiddha thAya che te paNa yogya che. zrImad pote AdhyAtmika sAdhaka hatA. temane mana saddaguNonI ja kiMmata hatI, ane temanuM mana saMpradAyathI para hatuM. eTale temanA nAma sAthe AvuM eka laghu paNa nityapAThya pustaka gUjarAta vidyApITha prasiddha kare te AvakAradAyaka che. huM ema mAnuM chuM ke, dharmanI uttarottara vadhatI jatI vyApaka bhAvanA sAthe A pAramitAono pUrepUro sumeLa che. pro. vinTaraniO zAMtideva viSe lakhyuM che. temaNe bodhicaryAvatAra'ne lakSIne je varNana karyuM che, te temanA mana upara zAMtideva viSe kevI asara thayelI eno purAvo che. AvA eka graMthanuM saLaMga bhASAMtara, gujarAtImAM hoya to te icchavA jevuM che, paNa evo samaya Ave te pahelAM prastuta laghu pustikA gujarAtI vAcakone zAMtideva tarapha AkarSita karaze e niHzaMka che. mahAyAnI bhAvanAnI ApaNA dezanA aneka saMpradAyo upara bhAre asara thaI che. bhagavaddagItA kharI rIte bhAgavata paraMparAne AzarI anAsakta karmayogano upadeza kare che, tyAre te potAnI rIte AvI bhAvanA ja upasthita kare che. 1. juo A History of Indian Literature, Vol. II Page #85 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 76 * artha e ja rIte zAMtideva pachI lagabhaga so varSa bAda thayela suprasiddha jaina AcArya haribhadra paNa mahAyAnI bhAvanAthI raMgAyelA che. Ama to jaina paraMparA vaiyaktika mokSavAdI ja rahI che. tema chatAM zAMtideva jevAnA graMthomAMthI mahAyAnI bhAvanAe haribhadranuM mana jItyuM lAge che, Ano purAvo emanA yogabiMdu' graMthamAM che. haribhadra jaina paraMparAsaMmata bhinnagraMthI arthAt jeNe mohagraMthI toDI hoya evA samyaku-dRSTi sAdhakanI bauddhasaMmata bodhisatva sAthe tulanA kare che, ane te kahe che ke, jo bhinnagraMthI sAdhaka jagaduddhArano saMlpa kare, to te tIrthakara - sarvoddhAraka - thAya che; ane jo svarAja Adino uddhAra karavAno saMkalpa kare to te gaNadhara - tIrthakarano anugAmI thAya che, ane jo potAnA ja uddhArano saMlpa kare to te muDakevalI - mAtra AtmakalyANa karanAra thAya che. haribhadranuM A kathana spaSTa sUcave che ke, AtmoddhAranI bhAvanA karatAM sarvoddhAra bhAvanA e ja caDiyAtI ane spRhaNIya che. A bhAvanAnuM bIjuM nAma e ja mahAyAna bhAvanA. eka rIte haribhadra tulanA karI, paNa bIjI rIte mahAyAna bhAvanAnuM prAdhAnya darzAvyuM; je jaina paraMparAe paNa dhaDo levA jevuM che. have rAjakAraNa, samAjakAraNa ke arthakAraNa ekeeka kSetramAM saMkucita thaye posAya tema nathI. evI sthitimAM jo dharma paNa paMtha ane saMpradAyanI saMkucita sImAomAM purAI tadanusArI ja vicAra-AcAra kare to te paNa have TakI na zake. gAMdhIjIe jIvananA pratyeka kSetramAM mahAyAnI mAnasa jIvI batAvyuM che; ane Aje ApaNe joIe chIe ke AcArya vinobA e bhAvanAne kevI rIte vikasAvI rahyA che temaja kevI rIte jIvI batAve che. AvI anukULa paristhitimAM prastuta laghu pustikAnuM mUlya vadhAre aMkAze e niHzaMka che. ane te rIte 'Atmasiddhi pachI A pustakanI pasaMdagI saveLAnI che. ema to zrI. mukulabhAIe kauzAMbIjInuM jIvanacaritra saMkSepamAM juduM ApyuM che. emanI "ApavItI' ane bIjI sAmagrIne AdhAre e carita TUMkamAM paNa kauzAMbIjI viSe badhI jarUrI mAhitI pUrI pADe che. kauzAMbIjInuM jIvana je vAMce tene nirAzA to sparzI ja na zake. nirAzA ane aMdhakAranA UMDA khADAmAMthI satata svaprayatna kauzAMbIjI kevI rIte prakAzanA mArga upara AvyA ane anekonA guru banyA enuM citra emanA saMkSipta jIvanacaritramAMthI paNa avagata thAya che. eTale te viSe ahIM mAre kAMI laMbAvavuM nathI. tema chatAM, temanI sAthe mAro je aneka varSo lagI satata paricaya rahyo, temanI pAse meM je kAMI bauddha zAstro viSe meLavyuM. ane chelle 1946mAM temanA anazananA sAkSI thavAno prasaMga Avyo, te bAbata kAMIka lakhuM to te vAcakone upayogI paNa 1. juo yogabiMdu, zloka 283thI 20. Page #86 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zAMtidevAcArya ane adhyApaka kauzAMbIjI * 77 thaze; ane emanA jIvana aMge keTalIka hajI lagI kadAca ajJAta rahelI bAbato prakAzamAM Avaze. I. sa. 1917mAM emane ghera ja huM pUnAmAM kauzAMbIjIne prathama vAra maLyo, jyAre kRpalAnIjI paNa hatA. carcA ahiMsAthI zarU thaI; ane mAro ghaNA vakhata pahelAMthI bauddha piTako gurumukhathI zIkhavAno saMskAra jAgyo. paNa e vAta e vakhate tyAM ja rahI. 1922mAM kauzAMbIjI gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM purAtattvamaMdira khAte joDAyA. mane A taka maLI. meM gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM rItasara joDavAnuM nakkI karyuM. hAthamAM lIdhela kAma uparAMta kauzAMbIjI pAse bauddhagraMthonuM adhyayana zarU karyuM. sAthe rahevAnuM, jamavAnuM ane pharavAnuM hovAthI kauzAMbIjInI aneka viSayasparzI vinodI pratibhAno paNa lAbha maLato gayo. kauzAMbIjI te vakhate vidyApITha mATe amuka pustako taiyAra karatA hatA. marAThImAM lakhe ane teno gujarAtI anuvAda paNa sAMbhaLe. huM to lagabhaga badhAmAM sAkSI banato ane emanI pAse zIkhela "abhidharma' jevA graMthano varga paNa leto. 1925 sudhI Ama cAlyuM. pharI 1927thI 29 sudhImAM teo gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM AvyA tyAre paNa Avo ja krama cAlyo. kaizaMbIjI zAstrAbhyAsI to hatA ja, paNa temanI itihAsa ane saMzodhananI dRSTi bahu spaSTa hatI. vizeSatA emanI e hatI ke, teo potAne satya lAge ane samajAya e vAta apriya hoya toya mitro ke bIjA maLanArane kahetAM kadI khamacAtA nahIM. tethI keTalIka vAra anekono virodha paNa vahoratA. paNa dareka jaNa samajI jato ke kauzAMbIjI che cokhkhA dilanA; eTale pAchuM anusaMdhAna thatAM vAra na lAgatI. kauzaMbIjane je maLe te temanA pratye AkarSAya. gujarAtamAM rahyA pachI kauzaMbIjIne mahArASTra karatAM judo ja anubhava thayo. teo kahetA ke, mahArASTra haThI ane durAgrahI che, jyAre gujarAtamAM evuM tattva ghaNuM ochuM che tethI temaNe gujarAtamAM aneka varganA aneka mitro meLavyA. pharI kauzAMbIjano ane mAro meLApa kAzImAM thayo. teo cha mAsa mATe hiMdu yunivarsiTImAM AvI rahyA. paMDita mAlaviyAjI temane Agraha karI lAvela, paNa kauzAMbIjIe tyAM koI vyavasthA na joI. temanI pAse koI zIkhanAra ja nahIM. eka vAra temaNe mAlaviyAjI ane dhruvajI e baMnenI khabara paNa lIdhI. chevaTe meM to nakkI karyuM ke, mAre emano upayoga karavo. tyAMnA pustakAlayanA eka khaMDamAM sIlonI, barmI, siyAmI ane romana lipimAM mudrita badhA ja bauddha piTaka-graMtho temanI TIkA sAthe sAme rAkhyA. meM evo krama rAkhyo ke koI eka graMtha na bhaNatAM huM pUchuM te upara kauzAMbIjI bauddha maMtavya kahe. meM umAsvAtinA tattvArthane AdhAre nitya navA zAstrIya prazno pUchavA Page #87 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 78 * ardhya mAMDyA; ane kauzAMbIjI te prazna paratve bauddha pAli vADmayamAM kAMI che ke nahIM, tathA hoya to te zuM che e zodhI uttara ApavA lAgyA. A vakhate kauzAMbIjInI asAdhAraNa smRti ane prajJAno mane paricaya thayo. huM pUchuM ke, jaina naya ane nikSepanA sthAnamAM bauddhagraMthomAM zuM che ?" to kauzAMbIjI thoDI vAramAM ja prathama moDhethI kahI de ke Ano uttara Avo che ane amuka graMthamAMthI maLaze. pachI tarata ja e bauddhagraMthonA aMbAramAMthI koI ne koI graMthamAMthI mane pote kahela vAtano purAvo kADhI Ape. mArA sahacArI bhAI khuzAladAsa te purAvAnuM sthAna lakhI le. Ama roja savAre be kalAka vidyAvyAsaMga cAle. mArI dhAraNA e hatI ke kauzAMbIjInA bauddha jJAna-khajAnAmAMthI maLe teTalI vastu meLavI, noMdhI laI, kyAreka jaina ane bauddha maMtavyono tulanAtmaka abhyAsa 2jU ka2vo; ane sAthe sAthe vaidika darzanonI paNa yathAsaMbhava tulanA karavI. kauzAMbIjIe sAmagrI eTalI badhI ApI hatI ke jo e guma thayela noTa hajI paNa maLI Ave, to tulanAno manoratha siddha thAya. Ama cha mAsanA sahavAsa pachI kauzAMbIjI jarAka dUra gayA, dUra eTale kAzI vidyApITha. tyAM temaNe hiMdI saMskRti ANi ahiMsA' e pustaka lakhyuM. jyAre teo e pustaka lakhatA hatA, tyAre paNa ame baMne to avAranavAra maLatA ja. teo potAnuM lakhavAnuM ane lakheluM mane moDhe kahI jAya ane saMmati mArga. vaLI kayAreka kahe ke, mAruM A pustaka koI pragaTa nahIM kare, eTaluM ja nahIM. paNa koI kaMpojha sudhdhAM nahIM kare. kAraNamAM teo kahetA ke, vaidika, bauddha ane jaina e badhAnI tIvra samAlocanA emAM karI che. ane je kaMpojhiTara ke prakAzaka haze te paNa koI ne koI ukta paraMparAmAMno hoI mArI viruddha ja jaze paNa huM haMmezAM kaheto ke, evuM kAMI nathI. daramyAna temanA mitra bAbu zivaprasAda guptA jeo pathArIvaza ja hatA, temaNe kaheluM ke, e pustaka huM hiMdImAM karAvI prasiddha karIza. temaNe hiMdI anuvAdanuM kAma temanA oLakhItAne ApyuM paNa kharuM. paraMtu mane lAge che ke A bAbatamAM kauzAMbIjI ja sAcA hatA. e pustaka ema ne ema paDI rahyuM. ane chevaTe eno gujarAtI anuvAda gujarAtamAM ja prathama prasiddha thayo; ane hiMdI anuvAda to kauzAMbIjInA svargavAsa pachI ja. kAzI vidyApITha choDI kauzAMbIjI muMbaInA eka vibhAga parelamAM bahujana vihAra'mAM pachAta jAtine saMskAra ApavA rahyA. jyAre temane ema lAgyuM ke, temanI gItAnI samAlocanAthI amuka dAtAone mAThuM lAgyuM che, tyAre temaNe ApameLe parela choDyuM. pAchA amadAvAda ane sAranAtha AdimAM rahI teo muMbaI AvyA. paNa emane evo saMkalpa UThyo ke, have mAruM jIvanakArya meM pUruM karyuM che, uMmara thaI che, vadhAre karavAnuM rahyuM nathI; to pachI jIvana nakAmuM gALavuM ane ghaDapaNamAM bIjAonI sevA levI, e A moMghavArI ane garIbInA samayamAM yogya nathI mATe AmaraNAMta anazana karavuM. Page #88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zAMtidevAcArya ane adhyApaka kauzAMbIjI * 79 ame mitro muMbaImAM emane samajAvavA mathatA ke, tame hajI sazakta cho; tamArI pAse hajI ghaNuM devA jevuM che, ane tamAro samagra jIvanabhAra ame saharSa vahIzuM. temane amArA badhA upara vizvAsa to hato, paNa potAnA saMlpathI zruta thavA teo taiyAra na hatA. teo saMkalpanA bacAvamAM jaina paraMparAmAM jANItI mAraNAMtika saMkhanAnI vAta karatA; ane tathAgata buddhanAM kathanamAMthI paNa Teko ApatA. prathama prathama kauzAMbIjI jainonI ugra tapasyAnA sakhata virodhI hatA. chatAM A vakhate teo eTaluM kahetA ke, evI mAraNAMtika tapasyAnuM paNa jIvanamAM kayAreka sthAna che ja. emaNe AvA vicArathI potAno saMlpa aDaga banAvyo. 1946mAM teo ane huM pharI kAzImAM maLyA. have e saMkalpa pAra pADavAnI ghaDI temane mana AvI lAgI hatI. dezamAM ramakhANo ane jyAM tyAM mArakApa cAlatAM hatAM. emanAthI A duHkha sAMbhaLyuM paNa jatuM nahIM. chevaTe ame mitro temanA aDaga saMkalpane joI moLA paDyA ane ame vicAryuM ke, have Amane rasto karI Apavo. anazana kyAM rahI karavuM, paricaryAmAM koNa rahe, te vakhate loko bhIDa na kare ane koIpaNa sthaLe pracAra na thAya - A badhA mukhya prazno hatA. mane ane paM. zrI dalasukha mAlavaNiyAne eno uttara maLI gayo ane ame kauzAMbIjIne kahyo. - sarayUnadIne taTe doharIghATa pAse svAmI satyAnaMdano Azrama che. e svAmI prathamathI dalitoddhAraka ane aspRzyatAnivAraNanA makkama kAryakartA vidvAna ane vicAraka; tyAgI ane tapasvI; gAMdhIjIne paNa evA ja priya. emanI sAtheno amAro paricaya amane kaheto ke, emanA AzramamAM kauzAMbIjI rahIne anazana kare, to emanI badhI zarato sacavAya. svAmIjI kabUla thayA. paNa prazna hato zraddhALu ane vivekI paricArakano. evA eka paricAraka paNa maLI gayA. prathama sthAnakavAsI jaina sAdhu paNa have niSThAvAna lokasevaka tarIke jANItA svAmI rautanya - aparanAma cunIlAlajI - temaNe paricaryAnuM bIDuM jhaDapyuM ane amane badhAne nirAMta vaLI. doharIghATavALA AzramamAM upavAso zarU thayA. divasanI noMdha cunIlAla amane kAzImAM mokale ane jarUrI sAdhana kAzIthI pUrA paDAya. kauzAMbIjIe vacana lIdheluM ke, anazananA samAcAra temanAM putra-putrIo vagerene na ApavA ane anyatra pracAra paNa na karavo. paraMtu e vAta thoDI ja chAnI rahe ? chevaTe dilhI sudhI vAta pahoMcI. zrI puruSottama TaMDanajI vagerenI vinavaNIo vyartha gaI. gAMdhIjI taraphathI upavAsa baMdha karavA mATe AvatA tAro paNa vyartha gayA. gAMdhIjIe sUcanA ApI ke, kauzAMbIjI temane dilhImAM maLe. javAbamAM kauzAMbIjIe jaNAvyuM ke, jo tame mane ahIM AvIne anazananI ayogyatA samajAvazo, to huM choDI daIza. paNa te vakhate eka kSaNa mATe paNa gAMdhIjI dilhI choDI zake tema na hatuM. A rIte Page #89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ * artha upavAso laMbAtA gayA. kauzAMbIjIne keTalAka divaso pachI vedanA paNa thavA lAgI. chevaTe gAMdhIjInI vinaMtIne mAna ApI, ghaNuM karI ogaNIsamA divase temaNe anazanathI dehatyAgano vicAra paDato mUkyo. temane pAraNuM karAvyuM ane mitro temane kAzImAM laI AvyA. kAzImAM temanI paricaryA karanAra aneka hatA. adhyApaka pavArane tyAM teo rahetA. teo kahetA ke, javA lAyaka svAthya Ave to muMbaI jaIza ane tyAMthI vadha. e pramANe temaNe chevaTe vardhA pAse sevAgrAmamAM ja jIvana pUrNa karyuM. chevaTenA divasomAM kAkAsAhebanI yojanA pramANe AzramavAsIoe temanI saMpUrNa paricaryA karI. temaNe pArzvanAthAcA cAturyAma dharma ane bauddhisattva' nATaka e be lakhela pustako soMpI mane kahyuM hatuM ke, A chapAya nahIM toye enI nakalo surakSita rahe. chevaTe A baMne marAThI pustako kAkAsAhebanI prastAvanA sAthe dharmAnaMdajInI smArakamALAmAM prasiddha thayAM che ane te hiMdI temaja gujarAtImAM prasiddha thavA yogya che. - kauzAMbIjIne eka putra ane traNa putrIo. temanA putra kauzAMbIjI jevA ja pratibhAzALI che ane pUnAnI phargyusana kaoNlejanA gaNitanA prAdhyApaka che. temanI putrIo paNa vidyAmAM eka ekathI caDiyAtI. emanI saMtati emanA mATe badhuM karI chUTavA taiyAra. te uparAMta badhI ja komanA, badhA ja paMthanA ane badhI ja kakSAnA aneka sAmAnya jana, vidvAna ane zrImAna tenA cAhaka; ane te paNa kAMIka karI chUTavuM evI vRttivALA cAhaka, chatAM kauzAMbIjI potAnA buddhipUrvaka saMkalpathI jarA paNa calita na thayA. temaNe brahmadeza, sAranAtha ane kuzinArA AdimAM bauddha paraMparAne anusarI samAdhi bhAvanAo paNa karelI. temaNe cittanirIkSaNano abhyAsa to eTalo badho vadhArelo ke huM jyAre jyAre yogazAstra ane jaina tathA bauddha paraMparAnA dhyAnamArganI zAstrIya vAto kAThuM tyAre teo e viSenuM jANe svAnubhUta citra ja na hoya tema nirUpaNa kare. AvA eka vidyA, prajJA ane samAdhinA ArAdhakanuM TUMkuM paNa preraka evuM je jIvanacarita A pustikA sAthe saMkaLAyeluM che, tenuM mUlya bodhicaryAvatAramAM nirUpelI pAramitAo aMgenA zlokothI jarAya ochuM nathI. vAcako ene mANe.* >> "bodhicaryAvatAra' (navajIvana prakAzana)nuM purovacana. Page #90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 12. AcAryazrI AtmArAmajI Aje je huM kahevA icchuM chuM tenI javAbadArI bIjA koI upara nathI. zraddheya AcAryazrI viSe bolavAno mAro adhikAra jo kAMI hoya to te phakta eTalo ja che ke lagabhaga 250 varSathI baMdha paDyA jevA zruta abhyAsano je vizALa mArga vAyAMbhonidhi zrI AtmArAmajI mahArAje zarU karyo ane jemAM samayane chAje evuM teja mUkyuM te mArgano huM sAdhAraNa pathika chuM. mahArAjazrInA jIvana viSe phakta be bAbata upara mukhya dRSTi atyAre meM rAkhI che : 1. jaina itihAsamAM mahArAjajIno darajjo ane tenAM kAraNo 2. temanI jagyA koNa laI zake ? 1. mahArAjajIno darajjo ane tenAM kAraNo 2500 varSanA jaina itihAsamAM zvetAbaMra-digaMbara baMne saMpradAye keTalIka vibhUtio evI janmAvI che ke ItihAsanA lekhaka ane abhyAsInuM dhyAna tenI tarapha gayA vinA rahe ja nahi. evI vibhUtiomAM keTalIka virala vibhUtio chellAM hajAra varSamAM zvetAMbara saMpradAye ardhI che temAM mahArAjazrInuM sthAna Ave che. vAcaka yazovijayajI pachI to baso varSe bahuzrutapaNAnuM sthAna mahArAjajIe ja vAstavika rIte saMbhALI lIdhuM che. tethI chellAM aDhIso varSanA itihAsamAM to zvetAMbara ke digaMbara baMne paMthamAM eka mahAna vibhUti tarIke mahArAjajI ja najare Ave che. temane A darajjo prApta thayAnAM khAsa kAraNo che, tenI TUMkamAM noMdha laIe. (1) zraddhA ane buddhiH mahArAjajImAM game teTalI aDaga zraddhA hota ane game teTalo zAsana anurAga hota chatAM jo temaNe buddhidvAra khulluM na mUkyuM hota ane meLavI zakAya teTalA samagra jJAnane meLavavA akhaMDa puruSArtha karyo na hota to teo AcArya paraMparAmAM mAtra nAmanA ja dAkhala thayA hota. temaNe potAnI buddhine zAstravyAyAmanI kasoTIe jiMdagIbhara kasI. ane je vakhate chApelAM pustako bahu ja ochAM hatAM te vakhate atyAranA jamAnAno mANasa na kalpI zake teTalAM jaina-jainetara darzanonAM aneka viSayonAM saMkhyAbaMdha pustako vAMcI kADhyAM. je vakhate jaina paraMparAmAM aitihAsika dRSTi AvI na hatI ane jene pustako uparAMta zilAlekho, tAmrapatro, bhUgoLa, bhUstara Adi vidyAone paNa bahuzrutapaNAmAM sthAna che e kalpanA ja jAgI na hatI te vakhate maLelAM Page #91 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 82 0 ardhya badhAM sAdhano jANI aitihAsika dRSTie jainadarzananI prAcInatA ane mahattA sthApita karavAno prayatna emaNe ja pahelavahelAM karyo hato. emanuM Azcarya pamADe evuM vizALa vAcana, adbhuta smaraNazakti ane uttara ApavAnI sacoTatA emanAM smaraNIya pustakomAM pade pade dekhAya che. e ja buddhiyoge temane viziSTa darajajo Apyo che. (2) krAMtikAritA : temanAmAM buddhiyoga uparAMta eka bIjuM tattva hatuM, ke je tattva emane mahattA arpI che. te tattvaparIkSaka zaktinuM agara to krAMtikAritAnuM. ghaNAM varSa apAra pUjAnA bhAra nIce eka saMpradAyamAM baddha thayA pachI tene kAMcaLInI peThe pheMkI devAnuM sAhasa e temanI krAMtikAriNI zakti sUcave che. emanA AtmAmAM koI evI satyazodhaka zakti hovI joIe ke jeNe temane rUDhinA cIlA upara saMtuSTa rahevA na dIdhA. emanuM jIvana bIjAM trIseka varSa laMbAyuM hota to temanI kSatriyocita krAMtikAriNI prakRtie temane kaI bhUmikAe pahoMcADyA hota enI kalpanA karavI e kaThaNa che. paNa eTaluM to emanA taravaratA jIvanamAMthI cokhkhuM dekhAya che ke teo eka vAra potAne je sAcuM lAge tene kahevA ane AcaravAmAM koI moTA khAnakhAnAnI paravA kare ke pratiSThAthI lalacAI jAya tevA na hatA. (3) vArasAmAM umero : jainazrutano je vAraso maLyo te ja vAraso saMbhALI besI rahyA hota ane bahuzruta kahevAyA hota topaNa temanuM A sthAna na hota. emaNe dezakALanI vidyAsamRddhi joI, navAM sAdhano joyAM ane bhAvinI jokhamadArI joI, ane AtmA tanamanI UThyo. te sAthe ja te mATe jeTaluM potAthI thaI zake te karavA maMDyA. emaNe vedo vAMcyA, upaniSado joyAM, zrautasUtro smRtio ane purANonuM pArAyaNa karyuM. navuM udbhavatuM sAmayika sAhitya joyuM. mRta ane jIvatI badhI jaina zAkhAonuM sAhitya, temano tihAsa ane temanI paMraparAo jANI, ane tyArabAda potAne je kahevuM hatuM te kahyuM. emanA kathanamAM zAstrano pracaMDa saMgraha che. vyavasthAnI pratibhA che ane abhyAsanI jAgRti che. emaNe maLela vArasAmAM ATalo umero karI have pachI AcAryapade AvanAra vyaktione sUcavI ApyuM ke jainazAsananI kharI sevA dattaka lIdhela graMthothI agara kharIdela padavIothI nahi thAya. 2. emanI jagyA koNa laI zake? e praznono uttara e ja AjanI samasyAno ukela che. jenAmAM svataMtra buddhi vinAnI zraddhA eTale AjakAla cAlatI vyAkhyA pramANe AstikatA mAtra haze ane cikitsA karavAnI, dezakALa pramANe puravaNI karavAnI, navAM baLo pacAvavAnI ane kImatI jUnAM baLo sAcavavAnI, eka paNa bAdhaka baMdhana svIkAryA sivAya - saMkucitatA rAkhyA sivAya badhI vidyAone apanAvavAnI ane badalatA saMyogo pramANe navA navA yogya ilAjo levAnI nAstikatA jenAmAM nahi hoya te jo AcAryapade Avaze topaNa - Page #92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcAryazrI AtmArAmajI * 83 bhAvi dharmasamAja ghaTanAmAM tenuM sthAna kazuM ja nahi hoya. mahArAjazrIne pade AvanAramAM loyamAna ane yAkobI jevI vidyAniSThA tathA cikitsAzakti joIze. A AnaMdazaMkara dhruva ke DaoN. zIla jevo tAttvika ane taTastha vizALa abhyAsa joIze, kavi TAgoranI kalpanAzakti joIze ane gAMdhIjInI nirbhayatA temaja nikhAlasatA joIze. ATalA guNo uparAMta enuM sthAna levA icchanAra ane jaina samAjane jIvita rahevAmAM phALo ApavA icchanAra vyaktimAM paMthano nahi paNa aMdarano tyAga joIze. enAmAM krAIsTanI sevAbhAvanAnI tapasyA ane enI bimeMTano "AgaLa vadhono utsAha joIze. potAnI paristhitimAM rahI navA navA mArgo yojavAnI ane te dvArA jJAna ane tyAganI samRddhi vadhAravAnI zakti joIze. jayaMtInI puSpAMjali mAtra guNAnuvAdamAM pUrI thAya che paNa tethI je kRtrimatA - avAstavikatAno kacaro ekaTho thavAno saMbhava Ubho thAya che te lAbhanA pramANamAM bahu ja moTo che. tethI koIpaNa pUjya vyaktinI jayaMtI vakhate guNAnuvAdamAM bhAga lenAra upara yathArthatA sAme daSTi rAkhavAnI bhAre javAbadArI UbhI thAya che. e vAta dhyAnamAM rAkhI mAre kahevuM joIe ke mahArAjazrIe bahuzrutapaNAnI gaMgA zarU karI che te navI paristhiti jotAM mAtra gaMgotrI che ane saMpradAyanI bhUmikA upara UbhA rahI temaNe je saMzodhanavRtti temaja aitihAsikavRtti dAkhavI che te bhAvi saMzodhako ane aitihAsikone itihAsano mahela bAMdhavA mATe pAyAmAM mukAtA eka paththaranI garaja pUrI pADe che. saMzodhano, aitihAsika gaveSaNAo ane vidyAo jyAM pUrI thAya che te koI na ja kahI zake, tethI te dizAmAM samagra puruSArtha dAkhavI pagaluM bharanArano nAnakaDo zo phALo paNa bahu ja kImatI gaNAvo joIe. A dRSTie "ajJAna timira bhAskara' upara vizeSa kAma karavA icchanAra prauDha saMzodhaka ane aitihAsikane puSkaLa avakAza che. - siMvata 1985nA jyeSTha suda 8 zukravAre zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayamAM zrI vijayavallabhasUrinA adhyakSapaNA nIce UjavAyelI zrI AtmArAmajInI jayaMtI prasaMge Apela vyAkhyAna.] . Page #93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 13. AcArya jinavijyajI gujarAta purAtattva maMdiranA AcArya zrImAna jinavijayajI gaI tA. 12mI mee jarmanI sidhAvyA. temanA AcArya tarIkenA jIvanamAM sIdhI rIte paricayamAM AvanAra ke emanI sAhitya kRtio dvArA paricayamAM AvanAra badhA moTe bhAge temane gujarAtI tarIke oLakhe che ane jANe che. ane tethI dareka ema mAnavA lalacAya ke gujarAtanI vyApArajanya sAhasa vRttie ja emane dariyApAra mokalyA haze, paNa kharI binA judI ja che. tevI ja rIte, temanI sAthe sIdhA paricaya vinAnA mANaso, mAtra temanA nAma uparathI temane jaina ane temAM paNa jaina sAdhu mAne ane tethI ja kadAca vaizya tarIke oLakhavA paNa prerAya, paraMtu te bAbatamAM paNa binA judI che. AcArya jinavijayajInA jIvanamAM A videzayAtrAnA prasaMgathI taddana navuM ja prakaraNa zarU thAya che ane tethI A prasaMge temanA atyAra sudhInA jIvanano ane tenAM mukhya preraka baLono paricaya Apavo ucita gaNAze. temanuM janmasthAna gujarAta nahi paNa mevADa che. teo janma vaizya nahi paNa kSatriya rajapUta che. paradezamAM janArA ghaNAkharAo pAchA AvI ahIM iSTa kArakirdI zarU karavA jAya che. A jinavijayajInuM tema nathI. temaNe iSTa dizAnI eTale prAcIna saMzodhananI kArakirdI ahIM kyAranI zarU karI dIdhI che. potAnI zodho, lekho, nibaMdho dvArA A dezamAM ane paradezamAM teo mazahUra thaI gayA che ane have temane potAnA abhyAsamAM je kAMI vadhAro karavo Avazyaka jaNAyo te karavA teo paradeza gayA che. temano janma ajamerathI keTaleka dUra rUpelI nAmanA eka nAnA gAmaDAmAM thayelo. te gAmamAM ekaso varasathI vadhAre uMmaranA jaina yati rahetA. temanA upara temanA pitAnI prabaLa bhakti hatI, kAraNa ke e jaina yatizrI vaidyaka, jyotiSa AdinA paripakva anubhavano upayoga mAtra niSkAma bhAve janasevAmAM karatA. jinavijayajInuM mULa nAma kisanasiMha hatuM. kisanasiMhanA paganI rekhA joIne e vatie tenA pitA pAsethI temanI mAgaNI karI. bhakta pitAe vidyAbhyAsa mATe ane vRddha gurunI sevA mATe 8-10 varasanA kisanane yatinI paricaryAmAM mUkyA. jIvananA chellA divasomAM yatizrIne koI bIjA gAmamAM jaI rahevuM paDyuM. kisana sAthe hato. yatijInA jIvana-avasAna pachI kisana Page #94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcArya jinavijayajI * 85 eka rIte nirAdhAra sthitimAM AvI paDyo. mAbApa dUra, ane patinA ziSya parivAramAM je saMbhALanAra te taddana mUrkha ane AcArabhraSTa kisana rAtadivasa khetaramAM rahe, kAma kare ane chatAM tene peTapUruM ane premapUrvaka khAvAnuM na maLe. e bALaka upara A AphatanuM paheluM vAdaLuM AvyuM ane temAMthI ja vikAsanuM bIja naMkhAyuM. kisana bIjA eka mAravADI jaina sthAnakavAsI sAdhunI sobatamAM Avyo. enI vRtti prathamathI ja jijJAsApradhAna hatI. navuM navuM jovuM, pUchavuM ane jANavuM e teno sahaja svabhAva hato. e ja svabhAve tene sthAnakavAsI sAdhu pAse rahevA preryo. jema dareka sAdhu pAsethI AzA rAkhI zakAya tema te jaina sAdhue paNa e bALaka kisanane sAdhu banAvyo. e sthAnakavAsI sAdhu tarIkenA jIvanamAM kisanano abhyAsa zarU thAya che. emaNe keTalAka khAsa jaina dharma-pustako thoDA samayamAM kaMThastha karI lIdhAM ane jANI lIdhAM, paraMtu jijJAsAnA veganA pramANamAM tyAM abhyAsanI sagavaDa na maLI. ane prakRti svAtaMtrya na sahana karI zake evAM nirarthaka rUDhibaMdhana khaTakyAM. tethI ja keTalAMka varSa bAda ghaNA ja mAnasika maMthanane aMte chevaTe e saMpradAya choDI jyAM vadhAre abhyAsanI sagavaDa hoya tevA koIpaNa sthAnamAM javAno balavAna saMkalpa karyo. - ujjayinInAM khaMDeromAM pharatAM pharatAM saMdhyAkALe siprAne kinAre teNe sthAnakavAsI sAdhuveSa choDyo ane aneka AzaMkAo temaja bhayanA sakhata dAbamAM rAtorAta ja pagapALA cAlI nIkaLyA. moDhe satata bAMdhela mumatIne lIdhe paDela sapheda DAghAne koI na oLakhe mATe bhUMsI nAkhavA temaNe aneka prayatno karyA. pAchaLathI koI oLakhI pakaDI na pADe mATe eka-be divasamAM ghaNA gAu kApI nAkhyA. e doDamAM rAte ekavAra pANI bharela kUvAmAM teo acAnaka paDI gayelA. ratalAma ane tenI AjubAjunAM paricita gAmomAMthI potAnI jAtane bacAvI laI kyAMka abhyAsayogya sthAna ane sagavaDa zodhI levAnA uddhagamAM temaNe khAvApIvAnI paNa paravA na rAkhI. paNa puruSArthIne badhuM acAnaka ja sAMpaDe che. koI gAmaDAmAM zrAvako pajusaNamAM kalpasUtra vaMcAvavA koI yati ke sAdhunI zodhamAM hatA. daramiyAna kisanajI pahoMcyA. koImAM nahi joyeluM evuM tvarita vAcana gAmaDiyAoe emanAmAM joyuM ane tyAM ja temane rokI lIdhA. pajusaNa bAda thoDI dakSiNA bahu satkArapUrvaka ApI. kapaDAM ane paisA vinAnA kisanajIne musApharInuM bhAtuM maLyuM ane temaNe amadAvAda javAnI TikiTa lIdhI. emaNe sAMbhaLeluM ke gujarAtamAM amadAvAda moTuM zahera che ane tyAM mUrtipUjaka saMpradAya moTo che. e saMpradAyamAM vidvAno bahu che ane vidyA meLavavAnI badhI sagavaDa che. A lAlace bhAI amadAvAda AvyA, paNa puruSArthanI parIkSA eka ja Akta pUrI thatI nathI. amadAvAdanI prasiddha vidyAzALA AdimAM kayAMya dhaDo thayo nahi. paisA khUTyA. eka bAju vyavahAranI mAhitI nahi ane bIjI bAju Page #95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 86 * artha jAtane jAhera na karavAnI vRtti ane trIjI bAju utkaTa jijJAsA, e badhI kheMcatANamAM emane bahu ja sahevuM paDyuM. aMte bhaTakatAM bhaTakatAM mAravADamAM pAlI gAmamAM eka suMdaravijayajI nAmanA saMvegI sAdhuno bheTo thayo, jeo atyAre paNa vRddhAvasthAmAM vicare che, ane atyAra sudhInAM badhAM parivartanomAM saraLa bhAve ema kahetA rahe che ke te je karaze te ThIka ja haze. emanI pAse temaNe saMvegI dIkSA lIdhI ane jinavijayajI thayA. emanA guru tarIkeno Azraya temaNe vidvAnanI daSTie nahi paNa temanA AzrayathI vidyA meLavavAmAM vadhAre sagavaDa maLaze e dRSTie lIdhelo. A bIjuM parivartana paNa abhyAsanI bhUmikA upara ja thayuM. thoDA vakhata bAda mAtra abhyAsanI vizeSa sagavaDa meLavavA mATe jinavijayajI eka bIjA jaina suprasiddha sAdhunA sahavAsamAM gayA. paraMtu vidvattA ane gurupadanA moTA paTTa upara beThela sAMpradAyika guruomAMthI bahu ja ochAne e khabara hoya che ke kayuM pAtra kevuM che ane tenI jijJAsA na poSavAthI ke poSAvAthI zuM zuM pariNAma Ave? joke e sahavAsathI temane jovA-jANavAnuM vistRta kSetra to maLyuM paNa jijJAsAnI kharI bhUkha bhAMgI nahi. vaLI te uge temane bIjAnA sahavAsa mATe lalacAvyA ane prasiddha jaina sAdhu pravartaka kAMtivijayajInA sahavAsamAM teo rahyA. tyAM temane pramANamAM ghaNI ja sagavaDa maLI ane temanI svataHsiddhi aitihAsika dRSTine poSe ane tRpta kare evAM ghaNAM ja mahattvanAM sAdhano maLyAM. game tyAM ane game tevA pratikULa ke anukULa sahavAsamAM teo rahetA chatAM potAnI janmasiddha mitabhASitva ane ekAMtapriyatAnI prakRti pramANe, abhyAsa, vAcana ane lekhana cAlu ja rAkhatA. eka bAju sAdhujIvanamAM rAtrIe dIvA sAme vaMcAya nahi ane bIjI bAju vAMcavAnI prabaLa vRtti ke lakhavAnI tIvra preraNA rokI zakAya paNa nahi. samaya nirarthaka javAnuM duHkha e vadhArAmAM. A badhAM kAraNothI temane ekavAra vIjaLInI beTarI meLavavAnuM mana thayuM. AjathI lagabhaga 13 varSa pahelAM jyAre huM teonA paricayamAM pahelavahelo Avyo tyAre temaNe mane beTarI letA AvavAnuM kahyuM. huM baeNTarI amadAvAdathI pATaNa laI gayo, ane ene prakAze temaNe tadana khAnagImAM koI sAdhu ke gRhastha na jANe tevI rIte lakhavA ane vAMcavA mAMDyuM. jo huM na bhUlato houM to "tilakamaMjarI'nA kartA dhanapALa vize emaNe je lekha lakhelo che te e ja baeNTarInI madadathI. te sivAya bIjuM paNa temaNe tenI madadathI ghaNuM vAMcyuM ane lakhyuM, paraMtu durdeve baeNTarI bagaDI ane vipna AvyuM. Akho divasa satata vAMcyA-vicAryA pachI paNa temane rAte vAMcavAnI bhUkha rahetI. te uparAMta abhyAsanAM Adhunika ghaNAM sAdhano meLavavAnI vRtti paNa utkaTa thatI hatI. chApAM, mAsiko ane bIjuM navIna sAhitya e badhuM temanI najara bahAra bhAgye ja rahe. teo anya jaina sAdhuonI peThe koI paMDita pAse bhaNatA. paNa bhaNavAno AraMbha ane aMta lagabhaga sAthe ja thato. saMskRta sAhitya hoya ke pAkRta e badhuM Page #96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcArya jinavijayajI * 87 emaNe mukhyapaNe svAzrita vAcana ane svAzrita abhyAsathI ja jANyuM che. jenI dRSTi tIkSNa hoya ane pratibhA jAgarUka hoya e game tevAM paNa sAdhanono sarasa upayoga karI le che. e nyAye teo bhAvanagara, lImaDI, pATaNa Adi je je jaina sthaLomAM gayA ane rahyA tyAMthI temaNe abhyAsano khorAka khUba meLavI lIdho. paraMtu jUnI zodhakhoLone aMge jyAre teo Adhunika vidvAnonAM lakhANo vAMcatA tyAre vaLI temanI jijJAsA bhabhUkI UThatI ane jaina sAdhujIvananuM rUDhibaMdhana khaTakatuM. teo ghaNIvAra mane patramAM lakhatA ke tame bhAgyazALI cho. tamArI pAse relavenI labdhi che, game tyAM jaI zako cho ane game te rIte abhyAsa karI zako cho. e lakhANa zokhIna manovRttinuM nahi paNa abhyAsaparAyaNa jIvananuM pratibiMba che, ema mane to te vakhate ja lAgeluM, paNa Aje e saune pratyakSa che. pATaNanA lagabhaga badhA bhaMDAro, jUnAM kalAmaya maMdiro, ane bIjI jaina saMskRtinI aneka prAcIna vastuonA avalokane emanI janmasiddha gaveSaNAvRttine uttejI ane UMDo abhyAsa karavA temaja lakhavA preryA. mahesANA ane pATaNa pachI trIjuM comAsuM meM vaDodarAmAM temanI sAthe gALeluM. huM joto hato ke senTrala lAibrerInAM pustakonAM pustako ane jaina bhaMDAranI pothIonI pothIo upAzrayamAM temanI pAse khaDakAyelI rahetI. ane jo koI jAte jaIne na bolAve to teo makAnamAM che ke nahi tenI khabara mAtra lekhaNanA avAjathI paDatI. sadgata cimanalAla e emanA jevA ja vidyAvyasanI ane zodhaka hatA. cimanalAla aMgrejInA vidvAna eTale temano mArga vadhAre khUlyo. zrI jinavijayajI aMgrejI na jANe eTale te e bAbatamAM parAdhIna, chatAM jijJAsA mANasane sUvA daI zakatI nathI. tethI dhIre dhIre teo aMgrejI tarapha DhaLyA. daramyAna potAnA viSayanuM aMgrejI bhASAmAM ke jarmana bhASAmAM pustaka lakhAyuM hoya to tene meLavI game te rIte teno anuvAda karAvI matalaba samajI teno upayoga karatA; paNa A rIte eka abhyAsaniSTha mANasa lAMbA vakhata sudhI saMtuSTa rahI zake nahi. huM jANuM chuM tyAM sudhImAM kRpArasakoza, vijJaptitriveNI, zatruMjaya tIrthoddhAra prabaMdha, vagere pustako lakhavAno pAyo vaDodarAmAM ja naMkhAyo. ane temanI sAhitya viSayaka AkarSaka kArakirdI tyAMthI zarU thaI. jema jema vAMcana vadhyuM ane lakhavAnI vRtti tIvra banI tema tema vadhAre UNapa bhAsatI gaI ane jaina sAdhujIvananAM baMdhano temane sAlavA lAgyAM. kAlakrame muMbaI pahoMcyA. aneka jaina sAdhu sAthe hatA. muMbaImAM samazIla vividha vidvAnonA paricaya ane tyAMnA svataMtra vAtAvaraNe temanI abhyAsavRttine aneka mukhe uddIpta karI. e emano maMthanakALa hato. huM vAlakezvaramAM teone ekavAra maLyo tyAre joyuM ke te satata vAMcavA-vicAravAmAM magna chatAM UMDA asaMtoSamAM garaka hatA. thoDA mAsa pachI temanI vRtti pUnAnA vidyAmaya vAtAvaraNe AkarSI. teo pUjya buddhasAdhuono sAtha choDI duHkhita mane ekalA paDyA, ane page cAlatA pUnA pahocyA. ahIM bhaMDAra Page #97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 88 * artha ane vidvAnonA ISTatama paricayathI temane khUba goThI gayuM. tyAMnI prAkRtika ramaNIyatA, sAduM jIvana ane vidyArthI tathA vidvAnonI bahulatAe temane pUnAnA sthAyI nivAsa mATe lalacAvyA. bhArata jena vidyAlayanI cAlu saMsthAne temaNe sthAyI rUpa ApavA prayatna karyo, ane bIjI bAju bhAMDArakara InsTiTyUTamAMno likhita jaina pustaka saMgraha joI kADhyo : AmAMthI temanI zodhaka buddhine puSkaLa sAmagrI maLI. atyAra sudhI teo mane ke kamane daDha jainatvanA Azraya taLe vidyAvyAsaMga poSI rahyA hatA, te jainatva have pUnAnA rASTrIya vAtAvaraNamAM, ane dezavyApI rASTrIya hilacAlanA vAvAjhoDAmAM osaravA mAMDyuM. asahakAranA maMDANanA divaso AvyA, ane temanI vadhu vizALa kAryakSetra zodhavAnI vRttine joItuM navuM kAryakSetra maLI AvyuM. A emano trIjo maMthanakALa. ane te sauthI vadhAre mahattvano. kAraNa, A vakhate kAMI nAnI uMmaramAM jaina sAdhuveSa pheMkI dIdho tevI sthiti na hatI. atyAre teo jaina ane jainatara vidvAnomAM eka prasiddha lekhaka tarIke jANItA thayA hatA. jena sAdhu tarIkenuM jIvana samApta karavuM ane navuM jIvana zarU karavuM, te kema ane kevI rIte tathA zA mATe e vikaTa praznoe ghaNA divasa temane ujAgaro karAvyo. - ujAgarAnAM A kAraNomAM eka vizeSa kAraNa hatuM ke je noMdhavA yogya che. pitA to pahelAM gujarI gayelA tenI temane khabara hatI. paNa mAtA jIvita tethI temanuM darzana karavuM e IcchA prabaLa thaI hatI. ekavAra teoe mane kaheluM ke huM mAne kadI joI zakIza nahi! ane jAuM to mAtAjI oLakhaze ke nahi? zuM mAre mATe e janmasthAna taddana punarjanma jevuM thaI gayuM nathI ? svapnanI vastuo jevI paNa janmasthAnanI vastuo mane Aje spaSTa nathI.' mAtAne maLavA TrenamAM besavAnuM je pagaluM bharI zakyA nahi te pagaluM rASTrIyatAnA mojAnA vegamAM bharyuM. jaina sAdhujIvananAM baMdhano choDI devAno potAno nizcaya temaNe vartamAnapatromAM prasiddha karyo ane gUjarAta vidyApIThanI sthApanA sAthe purAtattva maMdiranI yojanAne aMge temane amadAvAda bolAvyA tyAre teo relave TrenathI gayA ane tyArathI temaNe relavevihAra zarU karyo che. mahAtmAjI ane vidyApIThanA kAryakartAoe temanI purAtattva maMdiramAM nimaNUka karI ane temanA jIvanano navo yuga zarU thayo. jaina sAdhu maTI teo purAtattva maMdiranA AcArya thayA. maMdira zarU karavAnA kAmamAM teo mAtAjIne maLavA tarata to na jaI zakayA, paNa ekAda varSa pachI gayA tyAre mAtAjI videha thayelAM. jinavijayajI A AghAtathI raDI paDyA. jinavijayajIe saMsAra parAmukha saMnyAsanAM ATalAM varasa gALyAM che paNa temanAmAM mAnavatAnA sarva kumaLA bhAvo che. temane anuyAyIo karatAM sahRdaya mitro vadhAre che tenuM A kAraNa che. lagabhaga ATha varSanA purAtattva maMdiranA kAryakALa daramiyAna teonI bhAvanA ane vicAraNAmAM temanA krAMtikArI svabhAva pramANe moTuM parivartana thayuM. Page #98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcArya jinavijayajI 0 89 purAtattva maMdirano mahattvano pustakasaMgraha mukhyapaNe temanI pasaMdagInuM pariNAma che. ahIM AvyA pachI paNa temanuM vAcana ane avalokana satata cAlu ja rahyuM. aneka dizAomAM temanI kArya karavAnI vRtti temanA paricato ja jANe che. temano priya viSaya prAcIna gujarAtano itihAsa ane bhASA e che. tene aMge temaNe je je graMtho chapAvavA zarU karyA temAM temane jarmana bhASAnA jJAnanI UNapa bahu ja sAlavA lAgI ane saMyoga maLatAM e ja vRttie temane jarmanI javA protsAhita karyA. temanA utsAhane temanA AtmajJa vidyApriya mitroe vadhAvI lIdho. eka bAju mitro taraphathI protsAhana maLyuM ane bIjI bAju khuda mahAtmAjIe emanI videzagamananI vRttine saprema sIMcI. daramiyAna jarmana vidvAno ahIM AvI gayA. temanI sAthe nikaTa paricaya thaI gayo. bIjI bAju temanI aitihAsika gaveSaNAthI saMtuSTa thayela pro. yAkobIe temane patra dvArA jarmanI AvavA AkarSA ane lakhyuM ke tame jaladI Avo. tamArI sAthe maLI huM apabhraMza bhASAmAM amuka kAma karavA IcchuM chuM. A rIte AMtarIka jijJAsA ane sAhasanI bhUmikA upara bahAranuM anukULa vAtAvaraNa racAyuM ane pariNAme jaina sAdhuveSanAM rahyAMsahyAM cihnonuM visarjana karI temaNe abhyAsa mATe yuropayogya navIna dIkSA lIdhI. vAcaka joI zakaze ke A badhAM parivartanonI pAchaLa temano dhruva siddhAMta vidyAbhyAsa e ja rahyo che. jene tattvajJAnamAM kahyuM che, ke pratyeka vastumAM dhRvatva sAthe utpAda ane nAza saMkaLAyela che. ApaNe A siddhAMta AcArya jinavijayajInA jIvanane aMge barobara lAgu paDelo joI zakIe chIe. cheka nAnI uMmarathI atyAra sudhImAM temanAM krAMtikArI aneka parivartanomAM temano mukhya pravartaka hetu eka ja rahyo che, ane te potAnA priya viSayanA abhyAsano. e to koIpaNa samajI zake tema che ke jo teo eka ne eka sthitimAM rahyA hota to je rIte temanuM mAnasa vyApakapaNe ghaDAyeluM che te kadI na ghaDAta ane abhyAsanI ghaNI bArIo baMdha rahI jAta, athavA sahaja vikAsagAmI saMskAro gUMgaLAI jAta. AjakAlanI sAmAnya mAnyatA che ke ucca abhyAsa to yunivarsiTInI kolejomAM ane te paNa aMgrejI prophesaronAM bhASaNo sAMbhaLIne ja thaI zake, ane aitihAsika gaveSaNA to ApaNe pazcima pAsethI zIkhIe to ja zikhAya. AcArya jinavijayajI koIpaNa nizALe pATI para dhULa nAkhyA vagara hiMdI, mAravADI, gujarAtI, dakSiNI bhASAomAM lakhI-vAMcI-bolI zake che. ane baMgALI paNa temane paricita che. ATalI nAnI vayamAM temaNe vIseka graMtho saMpAdita karyA che. prAcyavidyApariSadamAM haribhadrasUrino samayanirNaya upara emaNe eka lekha vAMcyo jethI prakhara vidvAna yAkobIne paNa potAno abhiprAya AyuSyamAM pahelI ja vAra badalAvavo paDyo che. jUnA dastAvejo, zilAlekho, WWW.jainelibrary.org Page #99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ (c) * artha saMskRta, prAkRta ke jUnI gujarAtInA game te bhASAnA lekho teo ukelI zake che ane vividha lipiono temane bodha che. khAravelano zilAlekha besADavAmAM pro. jayasvAle paNa temanI salAha anekavAra lIdhI che. temane zilpa ane sthApatyanI ghaNI mAhitI che. paryaTana karIne pazcima hiMdanI bhUgoLanuM temaNe evuM sAruM nirIkSaNa karyuM che ke jANe jamIna temane javAba detI hoya tema teo itihAsanA banAvo temAMthI ukelI zake che. purAtattvamAM paNa temaNe eka prAcIna gujarAtI bhASAno "gadyasaMdarbha saMpAdita karyo che. koIpaNa cAlu bhASAnA enA jeTalA jUnA graMtho hiMdanA virala ja che. uparAMta gujarAtanA itihAsanAM sAdhanonA graMtho bahAra pADavA mAMDyA che, je kAma teo jarmanI jaI AvyA pachI vadhAre vegathI AgaLa calAvaze. temaNe calAvela jaina sAhitya saMzodhaka nAmanA saimAsika patranuM bIjuM varSa pUruM thavA Ave che. jaina samAjanA koIpaNa phirakAmAM e koTinuM patra adyApi nIkaLyuM nathI. e patra jaina sAhityapradhAna hovA chatAM tenI pratiSThA jainetara vidvAnomAM paNa ghaNI che. tenuM kAraNa temanI taTasthatA ane aitihAsika niSNAtatA che. jaina samAjanA loko temane jANe che te karatAM jainetara vidvAno temane vadhAre pramANamAM ane mArmika rIte pichAne che. joke jaina samAja tadana rUDha jevo hovAthI bIjA badhA loko jAgyA pachI ja pAchaLathI jAge che, chatAM saMtoSanI vAta che e ke moDAM moDAM paNa tenAmAM vidyAvRttinAM sucilo najare paDavA lAgyAM che. eka taraphathI, aMgrejI bhASA ane pAzcAtya vastumAtrano bahiSkAra karavA tatpara evo saMkIrNa varga, je muMbaImAM rahe che te ja muMbaImAM, bIjo vidyAruci ane samayasUcaka jaina vidvAna varga paNa vase che. vidAyagIrInA mitroe karelA chellA nAnakaDA meLAvaDA prasaMge meM je daya anubhavyuM te jaina samAjanI krAntinuM sUcaka hatuM. je loko AcArya jinavijayajIne Aja sudhI baLavAkhora mAnI temanAthI dUra bhAgatA agara to pAse javAmAM pApano bhaya rAkhatA tevA loko paNa temanI vidAyagIrInA meLAvaDA prasaMge upasthita thaI sAkSI pUratA hatA ke have jUnuM kAzamIrA ane jUnI kAzI e videzamAM vase che. AcArya haribhadra bauddha maThamAM ziSyone bhaNavA mokalelA. AcArya hemacandra kAzmIranI zAradAnI upAsanA karelI. upAdhyAya yazovijayajIe kAzImAM gaMgAtaTane seveluM. have paristhiti pramANe jo jaina sAhitya ane jaina saMskRtie mAnapUrvaka sthAna meLavavuM hoya to dezanAM prasiddha sthaLo uparAMta videzamAM paNa jyAMthI maLe tyAMthI dareka upAye vidyA meLavavI ane haribhadra, hemacandra ke yazovijayajInI peThe navIna paristhiti pramANe navI vidyAo dezamAM ANavI. A vastu taddana rUDha gaNAtA jaina sAdhu vargamAM paNa keTalAkane samajAI gaI hoya ema lAge Page #100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ AcArya jinavijayajI 0 91 che. tethI ja abhyAsane aMge thatA A videza- gamanane keTalAka pratiSThita jaina sAdhuoe patrathI ane tArathI abhinaMdana mokalyAM hatAM. atyAra sudhI AtmAnA koI adamya sAhasathI ja temaNe abhyAsa AgaLa calAvyo che ane atyAre paNa aMgrejInA adhUrA abhyAse ane phreMca ke jarmananA abhyAsa vinA yuropanI musApharI svIkArI che. emanuM A sAhasa paNa atyAra sudhInAM temanAM badhAM sAhasanI peThe saphLa nIvaDaze. prasthAna, jyeSTha, 1984 Page #101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14. smRtizeSa dAdA Aje dezanuM evuM koIpaNa prasiddha chApuM nathI jemAM dAdAsAheba vize kAMI ne kAMI lakhAyuM na hoya. hiMdustAna TAimsanA tA. 28-2-16nA aMkamAM paM. zrI naherue lokasabhAmAM ApelI bhavya zraddhAMjali chapAyelI che. ethI vadhAre sAro khyAla dAdAsAheba vize bIjo bhAgye ja ApI zake. . huM to atre temanA vize je kAMI lakhavA dhAruM chuM te mArA upara temanI sIdhA paricayathI UpajelI asara ja che. te pramANamAM maryAdita ane lagabhaga aMgata jevI chatAM aneka rIte saune bodhaprada thaI paDe tevI mane lAgI che. gAMdhIjIe svarAjano zaMkha phUMkyo ane dezanA khUNe khUNe sainiko UbharAvA lAgyA. amadAvAda e to mukhya chAvaNI hatI. 1921-22mAM huM amadAvAda AvI rahyo, ane jI. vI. mAvaLaMkaranuM nAma prathamavAra ja sAMbhaLyuM. bhaNakArA saMbhaLAtA ke jI. vI. mAvaLaMkara eka ojasvI taruNa che, vakIla che ane gAMdhIjInA custa anuyAyI che. e sAthe ema paNa sAMbhaLyAnuM kAMIka yAda che ke bIjA eka mAvaLaMkara che, te kaTTara sanAtanI che ane gAMdhIjInI hilacAlanA virodhI paNa che. A badhuM sAMbhaLavA pUratuM hatuM, paNa AgaLa jatAM eka samaya evo Avyo jyAre jI. vI. mAvaLaMkarane sAMbhaLavAnI taka maLI. ghaNuM karI gujarAta kaoNlejanA vidyArthIoe haDatALa pADelI e divaso hatA. sAbaramatInA khullA AkAzamAM vidyArthIo ane nAgarikono moTo samudAya maLelo. sau rAha jotA hatA ke mAvaLaMkara kyAre UbhA thAya. teo UbhA thayA ane aMgrejImAM bhASaNa cAlyuM. huM aMgrejI te vakhate na jANato, eTale temanA svara ane Aroha-avarohathI ja kAMIka kalpanA karato. e svaramAM jeTalI madhuratA hatI teTalo ja asmalita vega hato. AthI vadhAre paricaya tyAre to na sadhAyo, paNa ghaNe lAMbe gALe evo avasara aNadhArI rIte lAdhyo. ghaNuM karI 194panI vAta che. zeTha zrI bhoLAbhAI jeziMgabhAI dalAlane tyAM girikaMjamuMbaImAM maLavAnuM banyuM. carcAno viSaya hato zrI bhoLAbhAIe gujarAta vidyAsabhAmAM ApavA dhArela rakamano kevI rIte upayoga karavo te. je pAMca-sAta jaNa maLela temAM dAdA uparAMta sadgata rAmanArAyaNa pAThaka tathA bhAIzrI rasikalAla mANekalAla dalAla ane zrI rasikalAla cho. parIkha paNa hatA. carcAmAM dAdAsAhebe eka Page #102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ smRtizeSa dAdA * 93 agatyanI vAta kahI je AgaLa jatAM temanI sAthe laMbAyela paricayane AdhAre kahuM to emanAM aneka jIvanasUtro paikI eka aphara jIvanasUtra jevI hatI. te e ke mAtra vyAja upara ja saMsthAe kAma kadI na karavuM. jarUra jaNAtAM saMsthAnI daDhatA ane vikAsa mATe mULa badhI rakama kharacI nAkhatAM kadI khacakAvuM joIe nahi. A sUtra pAchaLa emanI daSTi mukhyatve e hatI ke prApta thayelI rakamo saMsthA saMbhALyA kare ane mAtra enA vyAjane ja kAmamAM le to ghaNIvAra e saMsthAno vikAsa ja rUMdhAI jAya, evo paNa samaya Ave. dAdAnI daSTi mukhyapaNe kAmanA pAyA pAkA karavAnI, teno vikAsa ane vistAra karavAnI hoI te phaMDanI rakamane mAtra sAcavavAnI tarapheNa karatI na hatI. huM atyAra lagI lagabhaga mauna hato. paNa emanI e daSTi mane tarata ja gaLe UtarI; kAraNa ke, ati nAnA kSetramAM paNa mAro anubhava evo ja hato ke jo kharekhara kAma jamAvavuM ane vikasAvavuM hoya, kAma karanAra paNa sAcA ane jAgatA hoya to jamA phaMDane jemanuM tema sAcavI mAtra vyAjano ja upayoga karavAthI dhArelI nema bara nathI ja AvatI. tethI meM emanI dRSTinuM samarthana karyuM ke choDa upara phaLa Ave tyAre ja vAvetara saphaLa che ema mAnavuM e sthULa dRSTi che, kharI rIte jamIna-kheDANa, khAtara Adi prAthamika kriyAo suyogya rIte thAya to emAM paNa e bhAvi daya-phaLa samAyeluM ja che; kemake, evA phaLano AdhAra mukhyapaNe pAkI prAthamika taiyArImAM che. Ama sIdhI rIte parasparanI vAtacIta vinA paNa ame baMne aMdarathI eka ja dizAmAM chIe evuM mane bhAna thayuM che. vacalA divaso banArasamAM vItyA, paNa vaLI aNadhArI rIte 1947nA jUna mAsamAM amadAvAda AvI rahevAnuM banyuM. have dAdAsAhebane maLavAnA sIdhA prasaMgo AvatA gayA. teo gujarAta vidhAsabhAnA pramukha. e sabhAne Azraye cAlatA bho. je. vidyAbhavananA paNa pramukha. eTale vidyAsabhAnI koI sabhA hoya toya maLavAnuM bane. ane bho.je. vidyAbhavananI kAryavAhaka samitinI beThaka hoya toya maLavAnuM bane. gujarAta vidyAsabhAnI sabhA to e sabhAnA makAnamAM maLe; paNa bho. je. vidyAbhavananI kAryavAhaka samiti dAdAnA potAnA mahArASTra sosAyaTImAMnA makAnamAM maLe. emane makAne samiti maLe tyAre ja emano paricaya sAdhavAnI taka sAMpaDe. varSamAM aneka vAra e samiti maLe. chelle chelle 9-2-16nA roja paNa emane tyAM ja samiti maLelI. eka sabhyanA nAte huM amadAvAda houM tyAre tabiyata game tevI hoya, chatAM e beThakamAM hAjara rahevAno lobha khALI na zakuM evuM AkarSaNa dAdAsAhebanI kAryapaddhati, vicArasaraNI ane khullA dilathI sau sAthe vAta karavAnI Teva janmAvyuM hatuM. kAryasUcimAM lakhAyela kAmakAjane lagatI vigato emaNe prathamathI ja samajI lIdhI hoya, eTale game teTalAM kAmo paNa tvarAthI patAve. e kAmakAja thayA pachI ApI zakAya Page #103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 94 0 artha teTalo vadhAre vakhata ApIne paNa aneka vAto upasthita sabhyo samakSa evI khUbIthI kare ke saheje UThavAnuM mana ja na thAya. emanI badhI vAtono sAmAnya sUra eka ja ane te e ke je kAma aneka jaNe sAthe maLI karavAnAM hoya temAM arasaparasa pUro vizvAsa keLavavo joIe. kAMI gUDha nahi ane kAMI anyathA nahi mane temanA A sUramAM gAMdhIjIno ja sUra saMbhaLAto. sabhAnuM kAma pate tyAre dAdA kAryakartAone ane sabhyone eka vAta akRtrima rIte namrapaNe kahetA, ke vidyAnA kSetramAM tame je je kAma karo cho te badhA te te kSetramAM niSNAta cho. huM e kSetrano mAnavI nathI. eTale tamArA kSetra paratve UMDANamAM UtarI vizeSa sUcanA na karI zakuM, paNa bIjA kSetramAM paDyo chuM chatAM vidyA vizeno mAro rasa jarAya ocho nathI. tethI huM mArI pharaja eTalI ja samajuM chuM ke vidyAnA kSetramAM kAma karanArAone bane teTalI vadhAremAM vadhAre anukULatA karI ApavI ane temane sAdhana pUrAM pADavAM. meM temanA A vicArane jIvanamAM sAkAra thato sadA anubhavyo che. dAdAnI eka vizeSatA temanI spaSTa dRSTi uparAMta temanI udAratAmAM paNa joyelI. udAratA paNa anekamukhI. saMpradAya ke paMthano saMkucita cepa to hoya ja zAno? paNa sAmAnya rIte ghaNI moTI vyaktiomAM anubhavAya che tevo saMsthA pratyeno saMkucita daSTikoNa paNa kadI meM na joyo. Ama teo sIdhI rIte gujarAta vidyAsabhA ne tene Azraye cAlatI bIjI saMsthAonA mukhiyA hatA, paNa teo avAranavAra sAcI rIte kahetA ke gujarAta vidyAsabhA hoya ke gUjarAta vidyApITha, gujarAta vizvavidyAlaya hoya ke vallabhavidyAnagara, vaDodarA yunivarsiTI hoya ke lokabhAratI grAmavidyApITha (saNosarA, saurASTra) - e badhI saMsthAo mAre mana eka ja kAmane potapotAnI rIte AgaLa vadhAranArI hoI temAM huM mULagata ekatA jouM chuM. ane tethI sIdhI rIte jyAM joDAyo na houM tyAMnuM hita paNa mArA manamAM vase che. paTAvALAthI mAMDI zikSaka, adhyApaka ane adhyakSa sudhInA badhA ja kAryakartAo paraspara saddabhAvathI kevI rIte saMkaLAI rahe ane saMsthA pratye sau kevI rIte vadhAre niSThAvAna rahe e dhyeya manamAM rAkhI aneka nirNayo eo karatA. evA nirNayo karatI vakhate pAIpAIno hisAba cokasAIthI tapAsanAra dAdA bahu ja moTuM mana rAkhI kAma karatA. Ane pariNAme bho. je. vidyAbhavana ane brahmacArIvADImAM kAma karanAra zikSakaadhyApakano moTo varga niSThAnA ane sadbhAvanA saLaMgasUtramAM saMkaLAI Aja lagI kAma karato rahyo che. gAMdhIjInI hayAtI vakhate temanI doravaNI pramANe kAma karanArane jema gAMdhIjImAM chellI hUMpha anubhavAtI tema gujarAta vidyAsabhAnA A vartuLanA kAma karanAra vize paNa meM joyuM ke saunA dilamAM dAdAnuM zuM sthAna che. Arthika ane bIje Page #104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ smRtizeSa dAdA 095 kA2Ne jyAre bho. je. vidyAbhavanamAM kAma karanAra moTA adhyApakavargane sAthe rahI kAma karavAnuM muzkela banyuM tyAre je kAryakartAvarga ekatra thayo che te chUTo paDI jyAM tyAM vIkharAI na jAya, evI dIrghadRSTithI dAdAe rAmAnaMda kaoNleja zarU karavAnI saMpati ApI ane emAM pote sakriya bhAga lIdho. emanI vidyAkAryanI mulavaNI paNa anokhI joI che. koIe uttama saMpAdana, saMzodhana ke bhASAntara AdinuM kArya karyuM hoya ane puraskAra ApavAnI vAta nIkaLe to temaNe kadI vaizyavRttithI nirNaya karyo hoya ema meM nathI joyuM. e to kahe che jo kAma uttama hoya to badalo pUrato Apavo ja joIe. sAruM kAma samajanAra maLI raheze ane e dvArA paisA ApanAra paNa maLI raheze, ityAdi. dAdA amadAvAda Ave tyAre harijana AzramamAM javAnuM na cUke. emanAM vRddha mAtuzrI hatAM tyAre temane paNa kyAreka AzramamAM laI jAya. tyAM prArthanA thAya ane AzramavAsI badhAMne hUMpha maLe, jANe ke gAMdhIjInI sajIva chAyA ja AvI na hoya ! jema gAMdhIjI pAse aneka kAmono Dhagalo ane kAma karanArAono saMgha sadA jovA maLato, temaja eka pachI ema kAma ukelAtuM paNa jovA maLatuM; e ja rIte dAdA pAse paNa jovA maLatuM. gAMdhIsmArakane lagatAM kAmo hoya, kastUrabA TrasTamAMthI cAlatI aneka saMsthAonA kAryakartAo AvelA hoya, zaheranA ane bIjA prazno hoya, keTalAka jaNa ema ne ema salAha levA AvyA hoya, paNa e badhAno ukela dhIraja ane samajaNapUrvaka kare ane koIne aNagamato nirNaya saMbhaLAvyo hoya toya tene hasato karI vidAya kare. A temanI siddhi, e gAMdhIjInI siddhinI ja yAda ApatI. - buddhiprakAza, mArca 1956 Page #105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15. paricaya thoDo paNa chApa ghaNI UMDI 1922nI varSARtumAM huM bhAvanagara pAsenA vALukaDa gAmamAM hato. jyAM kayAreka kalApIe vAsa karelo e aitihAsika makAnamAM huM zeTha premacaMdabhAInA mitra tarIke rahelo. mAruM mukhya kAma to tattvArthanA lekhana ane te aMgenA ciMtana-manananuM ja hatuM. te vakhate e makAnamAM kAMIka samArakAma paNa cAlatuM hatuM. ghaNI majUraNo kAme AvatI, e badhI vacce vacce sAthe maLI lokagIto lalakAratI jatI. emAM eka mukhya bAI hatI nAme moMghI. ene eTalAM badhAM lokagIto yAda ke khUTyAM khUTe nahi. navuM navuM gAtI jAya ne bIjI behenone gavaDAvatI jAya. e pote paNa sukaMThI. enAM lokagIto huM to jyAre sAva navo 5DuM tyAre ja icchApUrvaka sAMbhaLuM, paNa mArI sAthe hatA bhAI choTAlAla maganalAla (gujarAtI sAhitya maMdiranA mAlika) teo navarA paDe ke e lokagIto utArI le. kayAreka kayAreka premacaMdabhAI e zrAvaNanI rAtomAM bahenone garabA levA bolAve. moMghI saumAM movaDI. rAta khUTatI jAya paNa enAM gIto na khUTe. jema jema rAta Thare tema tema eno kaMTha rAtarANInA phUlanI peThe khIlato ane UghaDato jAya. choTAlAle keTalAya divasomAM keTalIya noTo bharI. eka divasa meM kahyuM : 'ATalI badhI noTonuM zuM karazo ? koNa vAMcaze ? ane A to badhAM gIto gAmaDiyamAM che.' te vakhate bhAI choTAlAle kahyuM ke 'jhaveracaMda meghANI pAse lokagItono bhAre saMgraha che ne e enA gavaiyA . paNa che. emanI kadara pUrepUrI nathI thatI to mArI noTonI kadara zI thavAnI che ? chatAM haze to kAma Avaze.' jhaveracaMda meghANInuM nAma A vakhate pahelavaheluM ja mAre kAne paDyuM. te vakhate emane viSe vizeSa jijJAsA na thaI paNa evI jijJAsAnuM bIja to vavAyuM ja. sAla yAda nathI, ne prasaMga paNa pUrepUro yAda nathI Avato, paraMtu amadAvAdamAM eka meLAvaDA prasaMge e ja meghANInAM gIto pahelavahelAM sAMbhaLyAM. te vakhate mana upara pahelI chApa e paDI ke meghANI nAma sArthaka che. emano kaMTha megha jevo gaMbhIra ane AhlAdaka che. zrotAone potAnI gaMbhI2 garjaniMgarAthI moronI peThe teo nacAvatA ane rasoArathI TahukArAvatA. Page #106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paricaya thoDo paNa chApa ghaNI UMDI * 97 A vakhate huM temane pratyakSa maLI zakyo nahi paNa maLavAnI vRtti aMtaramAM ja janmI. meM atyAra lagI temanuM koI lakhANa vAMcyuM na hatuM. emanI "rasadhAranI copaDIo gharamAM hatI chatAM sAMbhaLelI nahi. kyAreka manamAM AvyuM ke nirAMta maLe to e jovI jarUra. anukULatAe badhI nahi to emAMthI keTalIkano keTaloka bhAga sAMbhaLI gayo ane bAlyAvasthAmAM ja grAmajIvana temaja lokagItonA saMskAra jhIlyA hatA ane je saMskAra have gata janmanA saMskAra jevA thaI gayA hatA te badhA ekeeka manamAM UbharAvA lAgyA. zrImatI damayaMtIbenanA avasAna pachI kayAreka muMbaImAM ame baMne maLyA. jamavAnuM sAthe hatuM eTale khulle dile vAtacItanI taka maLI. meM A prathama mulAkAte ja ema anubhavyuM ke A mANasa mAtra kaMThanI bakSisavALo sugAyaka ja nathI paNa e to ciMtana ane saMvedanathI paNa svaccha hRdayano puruSa che. ame prathama maLIe chIe ne kAMIka vacce saMkocano paDado che e bhAva ja mArA mana upara na rahyo. ne pharI temanI sAthe vadhAre paricaya karavAnI vRtti prabaLa thaI. atyAra lagImAM emanuM sAhitya ane emanAM lakhANo ghaNAM prasiddha thayelAM, mAre tyAM paNa emanI keTalIka copaDIo hatI chatAM eka athavA bIje kAraNe meM emAMnuM bhAgye ja kAMI vAMcyuM ke sAMbhaLyuM haze. kayAreka kyAreka "phUlachAba'nA aMko bahu ja jUja pramANamAM sAMbhaLavA pAmato. emAM sAMbelAnA sUra vAMcavA huM bahu lalacAto. janmabhUmi'mAM "kalama ane kitAba'nuM pAnuM rahetuM, te paNa jyAre maLe tyAre sAMbhaLI javA bahu lalacAto. 'sAMbelAnA sUra' ane "kalama kitAbanAM pAnAM je kAMI bahu thoDAM sAMbhaLyAM che te uparathI te ja vakhate mAruM anumAna thayeluM ke ho na ho paNa Ano lekhaka meghANI ja hovo joIe. emAM kAThiyAvADI bhASAno saumya paNa dhodhamAra pravAha ane mAhitIpUrNa, kalpanApradhAna temaja bahuzruta vicAra joI ema thayuM ke kharekhara meghANI pAradarzI ane taTastha vRttinA che. prajAbaMdhunAM "maMthana" ane "cakravAka vAMcanAra ene kadI choDI na zake to "sAMbelAnA sUra' ane 'kalama kitAba' to tethIye kadAca AgaLa vadhe evI mArA mana upara chApa paDatI. meghANInAM pustako sAMbhaLavAnI tRSA te vakhatathI Aja lagI hajI nathI saMtoSAI, paNa meghANIno paricaya thavAnA prasaMgo muMbaImAM ja ApatA gayA. 1941nA unALAmAM meghANI muMbaImAM eka mitrane tyAM rAte AvyA. huM paNa hato. badhAe emane kAMIka saMbhaLAvavA kahyuM. meM emanI lathaDelI tabiyata jANI eTale emane potAne gAvA nA pADI ane zrotAone paNa Agraha karavA nA pADI. daramyAna mArI sAthe eka bihAranA vanaspati zAstravizArada DaoNkTara hatA. temaNe eka hindI gIta lalakAryuM. e to sAmAnya hatuM. A gIta pUruM thatAM ja meghANI ApameLe gAvA maMDI gayA. meM rokyA paNa A eka to pUruM karI lauM ema kahI te AgaLa cAlyA. Page #107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 98 7 adhya eka eTale kayuM eka enI pachI sImA bAMdhavI agharI hatI. A khAnagI mijalasa pachI temanAM muMbaI yunivarsiTInAM bhASaNo sAMbhaLavAnI taka maLI. kalAkanA kalAko lagI akhaMDapaNe eTalA UMcA starathI eTalI moTI medanI vacce gAvuM ane asAdhAraNa jaNAtA ane vidvAno samakSa vivecana paNa karatA javuM e siddhi te ja vakhate joI. mane manamAM thayuM ke prasaMga maLe to meghANIne kahI dauM ke 'ATaluM badhuM na laMbAvo ane laMbAvavuM hoya topaNa rAte ane Akho divasa pUrato ArAma karI lo.' meM temane e vAta kahI paNa kharI. paraMtu temaNe to mane evo uttara Apyo ke jethI huM ati vismayamAM paDI gayo. temaNe kahyuM, 'ArAmanI vAta kayAM che ? savArathI UThI bhASaNa mATe AvuM chuM tyAM lagI bhASaNanI badhI saMkalanA karuM chuM, noTa ke noMdho e mArI smRti ja che. rAte paNa vakhata maLe tyAre e ja gaDabhAMjamAM rahuM chuM.' huM kAMI vizeSa na bolyo paNa eTaluM kahyuM ke A rIta sArI nathI, jIvaleNa che.' yunivarsiTInAM pAMca bhASaNo pUrAM thayAM tyArabAda bhAratIya vidyAbhavanamAM eka meLAvaDo yojAyo. zrIyuta munazIjI pramukha ane meghANI lokagIta lalakAranA2. poNA traNa kalAka e meghagaMbhI2 girA gAjatI cAlI. upasaMhAramAM zrIyuta munazIe ThIka kahyuM hatuM ke A to vyAsa che.' mane ema lAgyuM ke vyAse mahAbhAratamAM je vistAra karyo che ane je vividhatA ANI che te ja tattva meghANInA gAna ane bhASaNamAM che. A badhuM chatAM mane eka truTi ubhaya pakSe lAgatI ja hatI ane te ekatA ke vaktA zakti ane samayanuM pramANa nathI sAcavatA, rasamAM taNAI jAya che ane zrotAo mAtra potAnI zravaNendriyanI tRptino ja vicAra kare che, vaktAnI zakti ane sthitino nahi. 1944nA DisembaramAM amadAvAda mukAme eka itihAsa pariSada bharAyelI. temAM amuka viSayane lakSI vidvAnonI carcA goThavelI. zrIyuta munazInuM bhASaNa vakIlAtathI bhareluM hatuM. emAM bIjA pakSo pratye jAgatI dRSTi nahi paNa svapakSa paratve samarthaka jAgarita dRSTi hatI. adhyApaka rAmanArAyaNanuM bhASaNa eka adhyApakane zobhe tevuM TUMkuM ane spaSTa hatuM. dhUmaketunuM pravacana tattvasparzI hoya te karatAM vadhAre vinodI hatuM paNa meghANInuM pravacana taddana judI bhAta pADatuM mane lAgeluM. emanA pravacane paNa mArA mana upara paDelI temanI samabhAva viSenI chApane vadhAre puSTa karI hatI evuM mAruM smaraNa che. chelle 1946nA eprilanI ghaNuM karI 4thI tArIkhe blevevskI haoNla'mAM eka meLAvaDo yojAyelo. meghANI gAnAra. ThaTha khUba jAmI hatI. bIje divase huM kalakattA javA mATenI taiyArI karato hato chatAM meghANIne sAMbhaLAvAno lobha dAbI na zakayo. mane beThelo joI meghANI ApameLe pAse AvyA, ne jANe taddana aMgata hoIe e Page #108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paricaya thoDo paNa chApa ghaNI UMDI * 99 rIte vAto cAlI. mArA praznanA uttaramAM kahe ke "mahendrane hamaNAM amerikA jato rokyo che, kAma sAruM kare che. taiyArI karaze ne pachI amerikA jaze to vadhAre phAyado thaze." meghANIe potAnuM kAma zarU karyuM. meM dhAreluM ke kalAka doDha kalAkamAM pUruM thaze paNa lagabhaga traNa kalAka thavA AvyA ne pUruM na thayuM eTale huM to ati laMbANanI samAlocanA ne ciMtA karato ghera pAcho pharyo. mArI sAthe eka mArAM bena paNa sAMbhaLavA AvelAM. ame ghera pAchAM pharI thoDIka samAlocanA karI. meM e benane kahyuM ke jo meghANI A rIte gAtA raheze, lokone TALe vALaze ne samaya-maryAdA nahIM bAMdhe to te lAMbuM jIvana kadI mANI zakaze nahi. zrotAo "AgaLa calAvo - AgaLa calAvo" ema kahe jAya che, sArA sArA lekhako ne vicArako paNa emane rokavAne badale gANAM saMbhaLAvavAnI preraNA karye jAya che. e bhAremAM bhAre ajJAna che.' vIryapAtAd vAkSAto gaMbhIyAnuM A sUtronuM marma keLavAyelA paNa na jANe to sAdhAraNa zrotAone Thapako kema ApI zakAya? lagabhaga 11 mahinA pachI jyAre kAzImAM meghANInA duHkhada avasAnanI vAta jANI tyAre mane mArA dorela pUrva anumAnanA kAryakAraNabhAva viSenI khAtarI thaI. mANasa game tevo zaktizALI ne kAryakara hoya chatAM zakti ane kAryanI samatulA jo rAkhI na zakAya to ekaMdare te pote ane pAchaLanI prajA nukasAnImAM ja rahe che. lokasevaka gokhalenA avasAna pachI amadAvAdamAM dilagIrI darzAvavA mATe eka sabhA maLelI. pU. gAMdhIjIe eka vAta kahelI te Aje paNa mArA mana upara tevI ja tAjI che. temaNe kaheluM ke, gokhalee kAma bahu kheMcyuM, jIvanakALanA niyamone pUrI rIte teo na anusaryA, temaNe kAma bahu kImatI karyuM che, paNa vadhAre paDatuM kAma kheMcavAthI ekaMdare teo potAnI sevAvRttimAM nukasAnamAM ja rahyA che. ane ApaNe paNa temanI pAsethI lAMbA vakhata lagI je sevA meLavI zakatA tethI vaMcita ja rahyA chIe." mane lAge che ke meghANI viSe paNa Ama ja banyuM che. bIjA koI sAdhAraNa mANasa karatAM asAdhAraNa vyaktinuM ja jIvana lAMbu hovuM joIe. tethI ekadaMre te potAnA kSetramAM vadhAre sevA arpI zake che. ane prajAne paNa enI kImatI sevAno lAbha maLe che. sevA lenAra ane denAra jo pramANamaryAdA na sAcave to saravALe baMnene nukasAna ja thAya che. yuropanA Adhunika lekhakomAM eca. jI. velsa ke barnArDa zo jevA ghaNAya che, jeoe AkhI jiMdagI potapotAnI Dhabe sAhitya sarjanamAM ja ApI che. temanuM dIrgha jIvana jotAM ja ema lAge che ke teo zakti ane kAmanI maryAdA AMkI samatulA sAcavatA hovA joIe ane jIvavAnI kaLA vadhAre sArI rIte jANatA hovA joIe. ApaNA dezamAM ThakkarabApA ke gAMdhIjI jevA je dIrgha jIvana dvArA lokasevA karI rahyA che teno AdhAra A samatulA ja che ema huM mAnuM chuM. Page #109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 100 . ardhya meghANInAM pustakomAMthI AkheAkhAM meM traNa ja sAMbhaLyAM che. vevizALa,' prabhupadhAryA' ane mANasAInA dIvA', chelle mahIDA caMdraka vakhatanuM pravacana, rAjakoTanI sAhitya sabhAmAM pramukha tarIkenuM bhASaNa ane 'saMskRti'mAM no 'lokakavitAno pArasamaNi' lekha : ATalA ati alpa vAcana ane ati alpa paricaye mArA mana upara UMDAmAM UMDI chApa eka ja pADI che ane te e ke meghANI bIjuM badhuM game te hoya ke nahi paNa emanAmAM je samabhAvI tattva che, nirbhaya nirUpaNazakti chatAM niSpakSatA sAcavavAnI zakti che te bhAgye ja bIjA koI evA samartha kavi, gAyaka ke lekhakamAM haze. teo bIjA keTalAka mahAna lekhakone sAhitya sraSTAonI peThe vADAbaMdhImAM nahi phasAtAM tethI para hatA. pramANamAM teo doSa pakaDI kADhatA teTalA ja pramANamAM teo guNane paNa pakaDI kADhI tenuM nirUpaNa karatA. kavi ke lekhaka jyAre Aveza ke 'ameva"imAM taNAI jAya che tyAre saravALe potAne ane potAnI pAchaLanI peDhIne eka cepI rogamAM ja sapaDAve che. meghANI bilakula evA rogathI 52 hatA evI mArA mana upara amITa chApa paDI che.* * zrI jhaveracaMda meghANI smRtigraMtha sauno lADakavAyo'mAMthI udbhuta. Page #110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 16. Avo ne ATalo AghAta kema ? zrIyuta paramAnaMdabhAInA patrathI DaoN. meghANInA duHkhada avasAnanI jANa thatAM ja mana upara AghAta thayo. ThIka ThIka vakhata pasAra thayA chatAMya e AghAta moLo na paDyo. mana bIjA kAmamAM parovyuM toya enI pAchaLa viSAdanI UMDI rekhA evI aMkita thayelI lAgI ke te kemeya karI moLI paDatI na dekhAI. huM vicAramAM paDyo ke DaoN. meghANI nathI aMgata saMbaMdhI ke nathI temanI sAthe koI nikaTano svArtha-saMbaMdha ane chatAM ATalo viSAda ane AghAta kema thAya che ? svAbhAvika rIte ja ciMtanazIla mana kAraNanI zodha tarapha vaLyuM. pahelAM to ema thayuM ke AvA AghAtanuM kAraNa je rIte DokTaranuM mRtyu thayuM che te rIta che. guMDAgIrInA kRtya sivAya mAMdagI ke tenA bIjA sahaja kAraNathI mRtyu jema sahunuM Ave che tema A mRtyu paNa thayuM hota to Avo AghAta na thAta. lohInI nadIo vahevA chatAM bIjA keTalAka dezo jyAre hajI svataMtratAnI prAptithI ghaNe dUra che tyAre gAMdhIjInA ahiMsaka puruSArthane pariNAme A dezamAM UgI rahela svAtaMtranA prabhAtane guMDAgIrI aMdhakAramAM pheravavA mathI rahI che - e ja bhAvanA guMDAgIrI pratyenA aNagamAmAM samAyelI hatI - ema meM joyuM; paNa tarata ja e vicAra Avyo ke, jo guMDAgIrI ja prabaLa viSAdanuM kAraNa hoya to atyAra lagImAM meghANInI jema keTalAMya strIpuruSo guMDAgIrInAM bhoga banelAM che ane banatAM jAya che. tenA roja-ba-rojanA sAmAnya samAcArathI mana AjanI peThe UMDo AghAta kema nathI anubhavatuM? manamAM e patra thayo ke, kalakattA, noAkhalI, bihAra ane gaDhamuktazvaranI guMDAgIrInAM nagna nRtyo najare joI AvanAra vizvAsI snehIoe kareluM varNana jyAre sAMbhaLyuM tyAre paNa ahiMsaka puruSArthanA pariNAmanA vighAtaka lekhe e guDAMgIrI pratye aNagamo to Avelo ane chatAM Ajano aNagamo, te aNagamA karatAM vadhAre tIvra kema che ? mana A prazrano uttara sAdhavA mathatuM hatuM temAMthI ene je uttara maLI rahyo te ja A sthaLe DaoN. meghANI pratyenI zraddhAMjali rUpe lakhI nAkhuM chuM. chevaTano uttara manamAMthI e maLyo ke DaoN. meghANInA sadgaNono je thoDoghaNo paricaya thayelo tenuM tAjuM thayeluM smaraNa A viSAdane tIvra banAvI rahyuM che. tethI temanI sAthenI mArI paricayakathA ja TUMkamAM atre ApavI yogya dhAruM chuM. Page #111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 102 - artha 1931nI karAMcInI koMgresathI pAcho pharI muMbaI Avyo ne aNadhArI rIte DaoN. meghANIne tyAM rahevAnuM banyuM. te vakhate teo jakariyA masjidanI AsapAsa rahetA. ghera te pote ne temanA nAnAbhAI prabhudAsa e be hatA. temanA gharano ekAMtavAsa mane vAcana-ciMtanamAM anukULa hato tethI ja huM tyAM rahelo. meM tyAM sUvA-besavA ne cApANI pUrato ja vyavahAra rAkhelo. DaoNkTara meghANIe mane prathama paricaye ja kahyuM hatuM ke joke atyAre gharavALA koI nathI, chatAM je amArA mATe khAvAnuM bane che temAM tame khuzIthI bhAgIdAra banI zako cho. DokTaranA divasono moTo bhAga temanI pharaja temaja temane cAhanAra paricita dardIono ilAja karavA vageremAM pasAra thato. divasamAM bahu thoDo vakhata ame baMne kyAreka sAthe besavA pAmatA; paNa rAtanA jarUra besatA. huM temane temanA anubhavonI vAta pUchato ne kadI nahi sAMbhaLela ke nahi anubhavela evI duHkhI duniyAnI vAto temane moDhethI sAMbhaLato. Ama to DokTara sAva ochAbolA paNa huM temane cUpa rahevA deto nahi. zarUAtamAM meM eTaluM ja jANyuM ke DokTara meghANIno garIba, dalita ane duHkhI mAnavatAno anubhava jeTalo sAco che teTalo ja te UMDo paNa che. dhIre dhIre mane mAluma paDeluM ke temaNe to jAgRti patra dvArA A viSe khUba lekhaluM paNa che. thoDA ja vakhatamAM huM e paNa jANavA pAmyo ke, DaoNkTarano manovyApAra mAtra kacaDAyela mAnavatAnA tharono anubhava karavAmAM ke tene mAtra lakhI kADhavAmAM virAma nathI pAmato; paNa teo e duHkha pratye eTalI badhI sahAnubhUti dharAve che ke tene ochuM karavAmAM potAthI banatuM badhuM karI chUTavA teo mathe che. vezyAnA lattAomAM ke ati garIba majUronI jhUMpaDIomAM teo potAnI pharajane aMge jatA, paNa te mAtra nokarI bajAvavAnA dekhAva pUrato ja uparauparano rasa na letAM tenI sthitinAM UMDAM kAraNo tapAsatA. temaNe mane vezyAjIvananI AsapAsa vIMTaLAyela anekavidha gUMgaLAmaNo viSe evA anubhavo saMbhaLAvelA ke huM sAMbhaLIne TharI jato. keTakeTalI nAnI uMmaranI chokarIo e jALamAM phasAya che, kevaDA nAnA ane gaMdA makAnamAM te jIvana gALe che, pAuMroTI, beDa ne cA upara moTebhAge te kevI rIte nabhe che, keTalI nirlajjatAthI anicchAe paNa temane rahevuM paDe che ane tyArapachI A gaMdakImAMthI nIkaLavA ghaNIkharI baheno keTalI jhaMkhanA kare che ane chatAMya koI rasto meLavI zakatI nathI ane temano hAtha pakaDanAra koI vizvAsI maLatuM nathI - e badhuM jyAre DaoNkTara kahetA tyAre emanI karuNA AMsu rUpe UbharAtI. DaoNkTarane potAnI pharajane aMge vyApArIonI dukAne sIdhA-sAmAnamAM kAMI seLabheLa che ke nahi tenI parIkSA paNa karavI paDatI. temaNe ekavAra evI parIkSAne pariNAme je seLabheLanAM aniSTa tattvo joyelAM te mane kahyAM tyAre huM navAI pAmyo ke AvI jIvaleNa seLabheLa cAlavA chatAM prajA jIve che kevI rIte ? vyApArIo sajAne Page #112 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Avo ne ATalo AghAta kema ? * 103 daMDanA bhayathI lAMca ApI chaTakI javA icche e samajI zakAya tevuM che, paNa meghANIne lAMca ke bIjuM koI pralobhana lalacAvI zake tema na hatuM. e to chevaTe potAnA adhikArano upayoga vyApArInI vRttine sudhAravAmAM ja karatA. strIonAM duHkha pratyenI UMDI saMvedanAe temane vidhavAonA uddhAranI dizAmAM preryA hatA. huM emane tyAM hato te daramyAna ja temaNe betraNa ati saMkaDAmaNamAM Avela bALavidhavAone ThekANe pADI saMmAnabhera jIvana gALatI karI hatI. e bALavidhavAo jena hatI ne temanI dhana temaja zIla-saMpatti temanAM nikaTanAM sagAoe jokhamamAM mUkI temane rakhaDatI karI hatI. e bALavidhavAone mATe maraNa sivAya bIjo koI rasto rahyo hoya tema lAgatuM nahi. te vakhate Do. meghANIe temane ThekANe pADI. A vastu jANI tyAre Do. meghANI pratye huM vadhAre AkarSAyo; ne temanA kahevAthI te vakhate hIrAbAgamAM thayela eka punarlagnamAM huM hAjara paNa rahelo. sudhAraNA aMgenI badhI pravRtiomAM DaoNkTaranI manovRtti krAntikAriNI hatI ne te dayAmUlaka hatI. DaoN. meghANI sthAnakavAsI jaina paraMparAnA hatA, tethI sthAnakavAsI jaina kaoNnpharansamAM paNa kAMIka rasa letA. temaNe ekavAra kahyuM ke, "oNphisano kharca ATalo thAya che tyAre kAma to mAtra sAmayika patra prakAzana pUratuM ja che ane temAM paNa mukhyapaNe paMDita darabArIlAlajI lakhe che." meM temane kahyuM ke, ATalo badho mAsika kharca rAkhavA chatAM kAMI kAma thatuM na hoya ne mAtra sAmayika patra ja ane te paNa sAmAnya koTinuM cAlu rAkhavuM hoya to bahetara che ke oNphisano kharca baMdha karavo ne jyAM tyAM kaoNnpharansanI skolarazipathI bhaNI rahela yogya vidyArthIo dvArA ja patra prakAzana cAlu rAkhavuM. temane e vAta gamI. eTale mane kahe ke "cAlo, tame amArA kAryakartAone samajAvo. A vakhate meM joyuM ke DaoNkTara sAmAjika dhanano upayoga jarA paNa nirarthaka thAya ane sAMkhI zakatA nahi. A pachI muMbaImAM paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALAno yuga Avyo. huM e prasaMge Avato. DokTara meghANI vyAkhyAnamALA prasaMge potAnI anubhavakathA kahe evI mAMgaNI karato, paNa teo mane kahetA ke, mArAthI e viSe bolI zakAze nahi. huM mAruM kAma lakhIne temaja pratyakSa banatuM karIne patAvIza. DokTaranI nirbhayatA ane krAntikArI manovRtino paraco mane AgaLa maLyo, tyAre huM temanA pratye prathamathI vadhAre AkarSAyo." 1933nA unALAmAM ajamera mukAme sthAnakavAsI sAdhu saMmelana hatuM. te vakhate temaNe tyAM zikSaNasaMmelana paNa yojeluM. huM paNa zikSaNasaMmelana nimitte gayelo. ajameramAM sthAnakavAsI sAdhu-sAdhvIo baso uparAMta maLyAM haze. lAkha uparAMta sthAnakavAsIonI ThaTha tyAM jAmelI. sthAnakavAsI paraMparAnA pratiSThita vayovRddha ne vidvAna keTalAMka pUjyo ne munio hatA. saumAM pUjya javAharalAlajInuM sthAna UMcuM gaNAtuM. temanA anuyAyIo ghaNA ane samRddha, chatAM e pUjya javAharalAlajI sAme DaoN. meghANIne Page #113 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 * artha baLavo karavAno prasaMga prApta thayo. pUjya javAharalAlajI ne muni cauthamalajI baMne eka ja paraMparAnA ne ema chatAM baMne vacce hiMdu-musalamAna jeTaluM aMtara ne kaDavAza. A aMtara na saMdhAya to annapANI na levAM evA saMkalpathI muni mizrIlAlajIe upavAsa AdarelA. lokomAM kSobha jAgelo. pUjya javAharalAlajI keme karI namatuM Ape nahi. upavAsa karanAra mare to te jANe paNa teo to koIpaNa rIte cauthamalajI sAthe mAMDavALa karavA taiyAra na hatA. temanA aneka anuyAyIoe temane samajAvyA paNa badhuM havAmAM. AvA koI AghAtathI sva. durlabhajI jhaverI javAharalAlajInA bhakta chatAM temanI sanmukha mUchita thaI gayelA. DaoN. meghANIno mijAja kAbUmAM na rahyo. AkhA sthAnakavAsI samAjamAM AgevAna ne mobhAdAra gaNAtA e pUjyajI sAme DokTara meghANIe ugra valaNa lIdhuM te joI tyAM hAjara rahenAra koIne paNa temanA pratye sanmAna thayA vagara rahe tema na hatuM. sAdhu ke pUjyapaNAno koIpaNa bhaya manamAM sevyA sivAya temaNe pUjya javAharalAlajIne cokhe cokhkhuM saMbhaLAvI dIdhuM ke "tame potAnA taraphathI mAMDavALa karavA mATe namatuM ApavA taiyAra na ho to ame zrAvako tamane badhA sAdhuone A ja makAnamAM pUrIzuM ne bAraNAM baMdha karIzuM. jyAM lagI tame aMdaroaMdara pheMsalo nahi karo tyAM lagI ame tamane bahAra AvavA devAnA nathI." Do. meghANI ane temanA jevA bIjAnI A dhamakIe tatkALa pUratuM kAMIka kAma karyuM paNa huM to meghANInI nirbhayatAnI vAta karuM chuM. bahu virala gRhastho ke zrAvako evA hoya che ke, jeo aNIne prasaMge koI sAdhu ke pUjyajIne sAmosAma ATalI nirbhayatAthI saMbhaLAvI zake. Do. meghANInAM lakhANo khAsa karIne vArtAo prabuddha jainamAM prasiddha thatI. temanI vArtAlekhananI kaLA keTalI siddhahasta hatI e to enA vAMcanAra jANe ja che. chelle 1946nA mArcanA aMta sudhI ame muMbaImAM maLyA ane jyAre maLIe tyAre sAmAjika anubhavo ne temanAM lakhANo viSe ja carcA karIe. chelle temanI eka asAdhAraNa udAratA ane nikhAlasatAnI noMdha levI yogya dhAruM chuM. emaNe prabuddha jaina' mATe eka lekha lakhelo. paramAnaMdabhAI to rahyA kaThaNa parIkSaka; emaNe e lekha paMsada to karyo, paNa enA pUrvabhAga viSe kahyuM ke, A lakhANa sAcuM hoya toya enI pAchaLa aitihAsika bhUmikA na hoya to e bhAga kADhI nAkhavo joIe. DaoNkTare mahenatapUrvaka lakheluM eTale svAbhAvika rIte ja e bhAga lekhamAM rahe te temane pasaMda paDe chevaTe ema TharyuM ke mArI sammati levI. DaoNkaTara potAnA eka mitra sAthe AvyA ane lekha saMbhaLAvyo. meM kahyuM ke "ekaMdare Akho lekha sAro che ne temAM vartamAnakALa ane bhaviSyatu viSenA vicAro ne vidhAno sAcAM hovA uparAMta coTadAra paNa che. paNa bhUtakALane lagato pUrvabhAga evo sacoTa nathI." paNa DaoNkTare mArI pAsethI jAyuM ke e bhAga paNa vastudRSTie to sAco ja che eTale temane mAruM samarthana prApta Page #114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ Avo ne ATalo AghAta kema? * 105 thayuM, paNa paramAnaMdabhAI ema DaoNkTarane ke mane choDe tema na hatuM. chevaTe ame badhA pharI maLyAH A vakhate e pUrvabhAga rAkhavo ke kADhavo - enI je madhura paNa ugra carcA cAlI te Aje paNa mArA kAnamAM guMje che. DaoNkTaranuM kathana eTaluM ja hatuM ke jo vastu sAcI hoya to aitihAsika bhUmikA na hovA chatAM rAkhavAmAM zI aDacaNa? paramAnaMdabhAInI dalIla e hatI ke, je kALa viSe ApaNe lakhatA hoIe tenA pUratA purAvAonuM adhyayana karyA sivAya lakhIe to e prAmANika na gaNAya. paNa emanI vadhAre sacoTa dalIla to e hatI ke koI paNa lakhanAre lakhyuM hoya teTaluM chapAvI kADhavAno ne lokone pIrasavAno moha zA mATe joIe ? A dalIla sAMbhaLatAM ja DaoNkTare tarata ati namrapaNe kahyuM ke khuzIthI e bhAga kADhI nAkho. alabatta, meM aitihAsika purAvAonuM adhyayana nathI ja karyuM. sAmAnya vAcana ne kalpanAnA baLe lakhyuM che." DaoNkTaranI A nikhAlasatAnI mArA mana upara bahu UMDI chApa paDI. teo mane jyAre maLe tyAre kahetA ke huM lakhuM chuM paNa zIkhAu chuM. paramAnaMdabhAI jevA mArA lekhanA kaThaNa parIkSaka na hoya to kyAreka kAcuM paNa kapAya. A chellA prasaMge meM mArI jAtane tapAsI to mane paNa lAgyuM ke huM lekhanA prathama vAcane te viSe cokkasa ne kaDaka abhiprAya na ApI zakyo e mArI paNa nabaLAI kharI. - prabuddha jaina, 15 phrebuArI 1947 Page #115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 17. smRtipaTa AdaraNIya zrI motIcaMdabhAI viSenAM mArAM smaraNo evAM nathI ke je vAcakane temanA jIvana viSenuM mAruM koI viziSTa dRSTibiMdu jaNAvI zake, tema chatAM zrI jIvarAjabhAI Adezane anusarI mArAM je AchAM ke pAMkhAM smaraNo che te saMkSepamAM rajU karavA yogya dhAruM chuM. IsvIsana 1904mAM kAzI jaina pAThazALA mATe aMgrejI koThInuM makAna kharIdavAnuM hatuM, te aMge kAMIka dastAveja kAma mATe zeTha zrI vIracaMda dIpacaMda motIbhAIne banArasa mokalyA; A vakhate ja sarvaprathama temanuM nAma mArI jANamAM AvyuM. zrIyut kuMvarajIbhAInuM nAma to jANato ja; temanA A bhatrIjA che ne vakIlAtano abhyAsa kare che. eTalI jANathI temanA pratye mana kAMIka DhaLyuM, paNa ame maLyA na hatA. prathama vizvayuddha zarU thayAM pahelAM ja pro. yAkobI bhAratanI sAhityayAtrA samApta karI muMbaIno kinAro choDavAnA hatA. temanA vidAyamAna vakhate zrI motIcaMdabhAInuM aMgrejImAM bhASaNa sAMbhaLyuM - joke huM te vakhate aMgrejI samajato nahIM. A temano prathama svara-paricaya. DaoN. bAlAbhAI nANAvaTInA pramukhapade maLela muMbaI kaoNnpharansa pachI tarata ja huM bhAvanagara gayo hato. zrIyut kuMvarajIbhAI sAthe karmazAstrIya tattvonI carcA-vArtA karavAno uddeza hato. dAdAsAhebanI baoNrDiMgamAM keTalAMka mitroe zrI motIbhAIne cApANI mATe AmaMtrelA. te vakhate temanuM gujarAtI bhASaNa prathama ja sAMbhaLyuM. rAtre zrI jainadharma prasAraka sabhAmAM niyamita rIte huM zrI kuMvarajIbhAI sAthe besato ne moDe sudhI judI judI zAstrIya carcAo cAlatI. eka divase vizeSAvazyakabhASya'nI amuka carcA prasaMge zrI motIbhAIne uddezI zrI kuMvarabhAIe kahyuM ke - sAMbhaLo, A dArzanika carcA. teo joke bIjA vAcanamAM magna hatA. ema mane lAgyuM. chatAM potAnA kAkA pratyenA bahumAnathI ke tattvacarcAnA rasathI teo sIdhI rIte mArI sAthe thoDIka vAtacItamAM UtaryAM, paNa mane hajI ema ja lAgatuM ke " ame baMne eka bIjAthI bahu dUra chIe. lAlabAgamAM upAzrayamAM zrI vijayavallabhasUrinI samakSa zrI motIbhAI eka suprasiddha AcAryane uddezI kAMIka kahetA ke hatA, temAM meM eka vAkya e sAMbhaLyuM ke teo zailI ucchedaka che.' joke te AcAryazrI temanA mAnItA hatA, kadAca kulaguru Page #116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mRtipaTa - 107 paNa kahevAya; chatAM uparanA toLela zabda uparathI mane eTalo vicAra thayo ke, motIbhAInuM valaNa vidhAyaka lAge che. mArA upara paDelI A prAthamika chApa tyArabAdanAM pAMtrIsa varSa jeTalA gALAnA uttarotara vadhatA jatA paricayathI mane sAcI lAgI che. zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayanI sthApanA thayA pachI temanI sAtheno sIdho nahIM to pArasparika paricaya paNa vadhato cAlyo. alabatta, te pahelAM temanAM keTalAMka lakhANo meM sAMbhaLelAM, jemAM zrI AnandaghananAM padonA vivecananuM prAstAvika, jaina dRSTie yoga, siddharSinI prastAvanA e mukhya gaNAya. vidyAlayamAM tattvajJAna ane dharmanA adhyApaka tarIke paM. vrajalAlajI niyukta thayA hatA, je mArA cirasAthI ane aMgata mitra paNa hatA. vidyAlayanA kAryakartAo, vidyArthIo ane bIjA keTalAka upara paNa vrajalAlajInA adhyApanano bahu ja sAro prabhAva paDelo ne vidyAlayanuM tattvajJAna - dharmanuM zikSaNa rasaprada paNa baneluM. vakhata jatAM e rasa ane zraddhAmAM oTa AvI. zrI mohanalAla desAI ja nahIM paNa motIbhAI sudhdhAM mane maLe tyAre eka ja vAta kahe ke - have vrajalAlajI ThIka kAma karatA nathI; tame bIjo koI adhyApaka batAvo. mAre mATe A sthiti dharmasaMkaTa jevI hatI. eka bAju cirakAlIna aMgata mitranI pratiSThA ane sthitino prazna, mArI mUMjhavaNa dUra thaI nahi, ane avAranavAra motIbhAI AdinI mAMgaNI paNa maTI nahIM. Ama lagabhaga 6-7 varSa vItyAM haze. daramyAna keTalAMka prabaLa kAraNasara meM mAruM valaNa vidyAlayane pakSe ja vALyuM, ane spaSTa nirNaya karI mitra vrajalAlajIne kahI dIdhuM ke - have A gADuM A rIte lAMbo vakhata nahIM cAle. tame kAM to saune prathamanI jema saMtoSa Apo, nahIM to chUTA thAo. anyathA huM bIjo adhyApaka sUcavIza. ghaNuM karIne 1931 ke tyArabAda thoDA samayamAM ja paM. darabArIlAlane laI huM motIbhAInI oNphisamAM gayo. jApaNa nananaca karyA sivAya motIbhAIe darabArIlAlajI mATenI mArI mAMgaNI ke zarato maMjUra karIne kahyuM ke - tame pagAra chUTathI mAMgI zako. A sAMbhaLI mAruM mana vizeSa AkarSAyuM. ame to kahI dIdhuM ke, AthI vadhAre paisAnI atyAre jarUra nathI. kharI rIte motIbhAI pratyenA UMDA AdaranuM A prathama pagathiyuM kahevAya. pachI to paM. darabArIlAlajInA kAmathI vidyAlaya, vidyArthIgaNa ane kAryakartAo e badhA eTalA badhA prasanna thayA ke tethI mAro vidyAlaya sAtheno saMbaMdha ajJAta rIte ja gADha banI gayo - khAsa karIne dhArmika zikSaNanA prazna paratve. mane yAda che ke, zrI motIbhAI, zrI mohanalAla desAI ane zrI mohanalAla bI. jhaverI - e badhA vidyAlayamAM cAlatA dharmavarga paratve jyAre paNa prasaMga Ave tyAre mArI sAthe chUTathI carcA karatA ane mArI vAto dhyAnathI sAMbhaLatA. eka athavA bIjA kAraNe dhArmika adhyApakane badalavAno ke rAkhavAno prazna Ave tyAre huM jyAM Page #117 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 108 * artha houM tyAM teo chevaTe patra lakhIne paNa pUche ane mArA vicAra jANavA mAge. mArI dRSTi paNa vidyAlayanA A aMgane vadhAre puSTa karavAnI prathamathI ja hatI. eTale huM paNa emAM rasa leto. darabArIlAlajI pachI lagabhaga eka pachI eka cha-sAta dhArmika adhyApako badalAyA ane nimAyA. lagabhaga e badhAnI nimaNUka vakhate mArA abhiprAyonuM mUlya teo vizeSa AMkatA evI chApa mArA upara hajI paNa che, tethI karIne huM paNa e viSenI mArI javAbadArI aMge kadI beparavA rahyo nathI. ema mAro aMtarAtmA kahe che. A milanataMtu dvArA dhIre dhIre motIbhAI sAthe huM vizeSa paricayamAM Avato gayo - joke vadhAre vakhata sAthe besavAno ke evo bIjo koI prasaMga Avyo ja na hato. mArI prathamathI ja mAnyatA hatI, ane Aje paNa che ke, mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya jevI saMsthAe mAtra dharmatattvajJAnanA zikSaNathI potAnI itikartavyatA pUrI thayelI mAnavI na joIe. huM e badhA mitrone bhArapUrvaka kaheto ja Avato rahyo chuM ke, vidyAlayanuM kArya trividha hoya, kaoNlejanA vidyArthIone dhArmika zikSaNa ApavAnuM vAtAvaraNa UbhuM karavuM ane tene rasaprada banAvavuM e mATe te trividha kAryakrama Avazyaka che. paheluM to e ke ochAmAM ochuM eka samartha prophesara ane eka samartha paMDita e bene vidyAlaya paisAnI khAsa gaNatarI karyA vinA roke, jethI muMbaI zaheranI koIpaNa kolejanA vidyArthIne agara tyAMnA nivAsI koIpaNa prophesarane jaina paraMparA viSe kAMI paNa jANavuM hoya to vidyAlaya eka jJAnaprajJArUpa bane ane vidyAjagatamAM evI mAnyatA baMdhAya ke jaina paraMparAne lagatA prAmANika ane vyApaka abhyAsa mATe mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya e mukhya dhAma che. bIjuM kAma sAhitya-saMpAdananuM. je prophesara ane paMDita niyukta thAya te anukULatA pramANe jaina sAhityanuM Adhunika dRSTie saMpAdana kare ane te te viSaya paratve aMgrejI, gujarAtI ane hindImAM yathAsaMbhava prastAvanA Adi paNa lakhe. e dRSTie ke koIpaNa yunivarsiTI ke koIpaNa kolejanA pAThyakramamAM te saMpAdano upayogI thaI zake. jevI rIte jarmana ane anya pAzcAtya vidvAnoe karelA bhAratIya saMpAdano pratiSThA pAmyAM che tethI paNa vadhAre sArI rIte A dizAmAM vidyAlaya kAma karavAnI goThavaNa kare. trIjuM kAma mArI dRSTie e che ke, viziSTa viziSTa graMthonA pramANabhUta ane saMzodhanAtmaka bhASAMtaro karAvI vidyAlaya prasiddha kare. huM zrI motIbhAIne ghaNIvAra AvezamAM ema paNa kaheto ke, tame to kAMI karatA nathI; mAtra dhArmika lokonAM mana rIjhavavA ne paisA meLavavA dharmavarga calAvo cho eTaluM ja. chatAM teo kadI mArA pratye tapyA nahi; mIThAzathI ghaTato javAba vALatA, ane hasatAM hasatAM kyAreka ema kahetA ke tame vidyAlayamAM Avo to badhuM ame karIzuM, ItyAdi. Page #118 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ mRtipaTa - 109 1943nA aMtamAM meM temane lakheluM yAda che ke have huM kAzI choDavAno chuM; muMbaI to AvavAno chuM ja. konpharansa ke vidyAlaya jevI saMsthAo mArA viSaya paratve mAro upayoga karI zake, ItyAdi. paNa AvI matalabanuM lakhyuM te pahelAM eka prasaMga ati madhura banI gayo ne Aje paNa tenI khumArI tAjI che. huM kAzI thI muMbaI Avelo. mArI sAthe zrI nathamalajI vaMTiyA ema. e. - ke je hamaNAM jaina tattvajJAna laI DI. li thayA che - te hatA. ame baMne varlI upara AvelA bhAratIya vidyAbhavananA makAnamAM UtaravAnA hatA. meM prathamathI AnI sUcanA zrI motIbhAIne ApelI. ame varlImAM rAtre lagabhaga daseka vAge sUvAnI taiyArImAM hatA tyAM to zrI motIbhAI AvI caDyA. ATale badhe dUra, ATaluM moDe, atyAre kema ? savAre maLata, - ema pUchyuM tyAre temaNe kahyuM ke - huM atyAre ja tamane levA Avyo chuM. nIkaLelo to be kalAka pahelAM, paNa vacce kyAMya gADI ke vAhanano yoga maLyo nahIM. eTale rakhaDapaTTImAM moDuM thayuM. ame ghaNuM karI savAre javAnI vAta kahIne temane vidAya to karyA paNa mArA mana upara cirasmaNIya chApa e rahI gaI ke zrI motIbhAIne jaina sAhitya, tattvajJAna ane dharma viSenI je laganI che te upara uparanI nathI. temanA pratye mAruM valaNa vadhAre AdarazIla banyuM. ane jyAre temane ghera gayA tyAre temaNe je satkAra karyo e paNa saurASTra anurUpa ja hato. temanA ghera ane temanI sAthe rahevAno mAre mATe e pahelo ja prasaMga. zrI nathamalajInA vAcana ane dRSTikoNathI to teo eTalA badhA mugdha thayA ke temane game te rIte vidyAlayamAM lAvavA teo abhimukha banyA. jyAre nathamalajIe AvavAnI azakti darzAvI tyAre nyAyAcArya 5. mahendrakumArane temaNe nImyA. paNa nivRtta thaI prathama muMbaI bhAratIya vidyAbhavanamAM AcAryazrI jinavijayajI sAthe raheto hato. zrI motIbhAI e bhArapUrvaka mane kahyuM ke vidyAlayamAM pratimAsa bAraso jeTalA rUpiyA kharcI zakAze. eTale tame tamArI dhAraNA mujabanI eka yojanA taiyAra karo, jene huM kamiTI samakSa mUkuM. meM evI yojanA taiyAra karI ne temaNe mArI hAjarImAM ja kamiTI samakSa maMjUra karAvI. ghaNuM kharuM A badhA prasaMgoe huM zrIyuta paramAnaMdabhAIne maLato, temanI salAha leto. mArI pahelethI ja e daDha pratIti cAlI Ave che ke - zrI paramAnaMdabhAInuM dRSTibiMdu jeTaluM cokhkhuM ane vizALa che teTaluM muMbaImAMnA bIjA jainonuM bhAgye ja haze. e yojanA maMjUra thaI tyAre paNa zrI motIbhAIe to mane e ja kahyuM ke, have tame vidyAbhavanamAM nahIM paNa vidyAlayamAM raho. mAro javAba haMmezano e ja rahyo. che ke - huM dUra rahyAM je karIza te ThIka haze. mane AvavA jevuM lAgaze tyAre vagarakahyuM paNa huM vidyAlayamAM besIza. astu. e yojanA maMjUra to thaI, paNa eka athavA bIje Page #119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 110 - ardhya kA2Ne ene amalamAM lAvavAnuM kAma rahI ja gayuM che. huM nathI jANato ke atyAre vidyAlayamAM rasa dharAvanAra ane zrI motIbhAInA dRSTibiMdune barAbara samajanAra temaja tene sthira karavA icchanAra koI have e yojanA athavA evI bIjI koI yojanAne sakriya karavA vicArato haze ke nahIM. paNa eTaluM to icchuM ane kahI zakuM chuM ke, zrI motIbhAInI vidyAlaya pratyenI niSThA, ane dharma-sAhityanI prItine kAyama karavA temaja jaina samAjanuM dhArmika dRSTibiMdu unnata karavA mATe AvI saMsthA dvArA evuM kAma jarUrI che. zrI motIbhAInAM vyAkhyAno jude jude prasaMge sAMbhaLelAM khAsa karI paryuSaNa vyAkhyAnamALA vakhate to temanuM niyata vyAkhyAna sAMbhaLavA maLatuM. teonuM vyAkhyAna sAva sAduM rahetuM; emAM vAgmitvanI chApa na rahetI. paNa emanAM mAhitIpUrNa keTalAMka lakhANone lIdhe mArA mana upara temanA pratyenA viziSTa AdaranI chApa paDI che. ATalA badhA vyavasAyo ane vividha pravRttio vacce teo keTakeTaluM vAMce ane lakhe che te mane haMmezAM herata pamADatuM. emanA makAne kyAreka to to jANa thatI ke teo keTakeTalAM pustako saMghare ane vAMce che. sAMje marInaDrAiva upara pharavA jato houM ne koTamAMthI pAchA pharatAM maLe to hasIne kAMI ne kAMI vAta kare, ane kahe ke ATaluM cAlIne AvuM chuM tethI vyAyAma paNa maLI rahe che ne vicAro karavAnI taka paNa maLe che. temanI TIkA paNa meM temanI sAme keTalIka vAra karI haze. paNa mane yAda che ke meM temano roSa joyo nathI. eka vA2 huM haoNspiTalamAM hato. oNparezana thayeluM. mane vyathAmAM joI eka divase temaNe kahyuM ke atyAre ja samAdhino samaya che. jyAre teo pakSAghAtathI pIDAyelA ne kAMIka svastha thayA tyAre huM temane maLavA gayo. meM vaLI mArI Dhabe e ja samAdhinI ane samAdhimaraNanI vAta kADhI ke have tamAro parIkSAsamaya che. Aje jyAre temanA viSenAM mArAM AchAM ane pAkhAM smaraNo AlekhuM chuM tyAre temanI madhura hAsyamUrti ane mArA pratyeno nikhAlasa vyavahAra temaja temanI aneka kSetromAM kAma karavAnI hoMza ane tAlAvelI e badhuM mAnasapaTa upara aMkita thAya che. kaoNnpharansanI oNphisamAM keTalAka kAmasara javu paDatuM ane tyAM miTiMga hoya to hAjara paNa raheto. emAM je kAmano saMbaMdha zrI motIcaMdabhAI sAthe Avato temAMthI ekke kAmane temaNe TALyuM hoya ke bedarakArI batAvI hoya ema mane yAda nathI. ghaNAM varSa agAu temanA viSe je mAro abhiprAya baMdhAyelo ke teo vidhAyaka prakRtinA che te ja temanA jIvanamAMthI jovA pAmyo chuM. * zrI jaina dharmaprakAza, vaizAkha Page #120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 18. saumAM vRddha paNa sauthI juvAna zarIra gharaDuM thavA lAge tyAre paNa mana nabaLuM na paDe, vicAro, nirNayo ane AdarzamAM jarAya moLAza na Ave evA vRddha yuvako virala hoya che. zrI maNibhAI evA eka virala vRddhayuvaka hatA enI pratIti temanA dareka paricitane haze ema huM samajuM chuM. judAM judAM sthAnonA jaina yuvakasaMghanA sabhyone huM jANuM chuM tyAM lagI ema niHzaMka kahI zakuM chuM ke e sabhyomAM zrI maNibhAI jeTalo vRddha ane temanA jevo yuvaka meM nathI joyo. yuvakasaMghanA taruNa sabhyomAM paNa kaTokaTIne prasaMge mAnasika ghaDapaNa joyuM che, jyAre maNibhAImAM tethI UlaTuM anubhavyuM che. jema muzkelI vadhAre tema temanI juvAnI vadhAre dIpI nIkaLe. amadAvAda ane bIjA sthAnonA jaina yuvakasaMgho nAmazeSa thayA agara gharaDA thayA tyAre paNa muMbaIno e saMgha juvAnI seve che. emAM zrI maNibhAIno hAtha mukhya che ema huM samajuM chuM. emaNe potAnI kuneha, AdarzanI uccatA ane sahaja mAyALutA vagere guNothI aneka taruNone yuvakasaMgha pratye AkarSA, keTalAkane haMmeza mATe tenI sAthe saMkaLAvA lalacAvyA ethI ja ApaNe muMbaI jaina yuvakasaMghane ane tenI vividha pravRttione nityanUtana rUpamAM joIe chIe. kAzI ke AgrAthI (barAbara yAda nathI) huM vaDhavANa kempa gayelo. keTalAka mitro maNibhAIne tyAM jamanAra hatA. mane paNa laI gayA. huM maNibhAIne jANato ja nahi. prathama paricaye eTalI chApa paDI ke A maLavA jevA che. tyArabAda to dasa - paMdara varSa gayAM haze. jyAre 1930nI hilacAla vakhate pajusaNa vyAkhyAnamALAe amadAvAdamAM jAhera rUpa lIdhuM tyAre tenA kAMIka paDaghA muMbaImAM paDyA. ene jhIlanAra je be vyaktio mukhya hatI, temAM zrI maNibhAI pradhAna ane bIjA amIcaMda khImacaMda. muMbaImAM vyAkhyAnamALAnI zarUAta thaI ane mAro paricaya zrI maNibhAI sAthe vadhato cAlyo. ema to kadAca teo mahAvIra vidyAlaya Adi sthaLe maLyA haze paNa mAruM spaSTa smaraNa vyAkhyAnamALAthI zarU thAya che. meM joyuM ke zrI maNibhAInI dhagaza jaina samAjanA saMkucita vADAone bhedI saMvAdI ekatA sthApavAnI che. e paNa joyuM ke temane ayogya temaja bALadIkSA bahu khaTake che. UgatI peDhIne saMskArI, zikSita ane udyogI banAvavAnI paNa temanI dhagaza joI. strIvarga, Page #121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 112 - ardhya khAsa karI vidhavA ane itara parAzrita varga pratye emanI mamatA joI, cAlu phikAvAra jaina saMsthAomAM udAra tattva dAkhala karavAnI bhAvanA joI, vagere vagere keTalAMya udAtta tattvono mane sAkSAtkAra thayo, ane sAthe e paNa joyuM ke teo je vicAra bAMdhe che tene amalamAM mUkavA mATe paNa teo badhuM ja karI chUTe che tyAre temanA pratye ananya Adara baMdhAyo. ane manamAM thayuM ke sayuMkta jaina vidyArthIgRha'nI kalpanA jene keTalAMya varSo agAu AvelI, ene jeNe mUrta paNa karelI te zrI maNibhAI kharekhara pahelethI ja krAMtikArI tattva dharAvanAra che. zrI maNibhAI dekhItI rIte kAma jaina samAjane lakSI karatA, paNa rASTrIyatA ane mAnavatA temanA hADamAM hatI tethI koIpaNa zubha pravRttine banato Teko Apavo ane potAnI jAtanA zrI gaNeza karavA e temano mULa maMtra. prabuddha jaina' calAvavuM hoya, vyAkhyAmALA vikasAvavI hoya, ayogya dIkSAvirodhI hilacAla zarU karavI hoya, vidyArthIone ke vidyArthinIone bhaNavAmAM madada karavI hoya, saMsthAmAM temane goThavavAM hoya, navAsavA Avela dhaMdhArthIne dhaMdhe caDAvavo hoya ke koIne cAlatA dhaMdhAmAM Teko Apavo hoya, ema aneka kSetre zrI maNibhAIne pahela karatAM joyA che tethI ja temanA pratye sudhAraka ke rUDhicusta sahuno ekasarakho Adara jovAmAM Ave che. 'saMyukta jaina vidyArthIgRha'no temano chello manoratha ATalI hade saphLa thayo tenI pAchaLa A ja bhUmikA rahI che. zrI maNibhAI rUDhi ane saMkucitatA sAme UkaLI UThatA. bole tyAre ema lAge ke roSe bharAyA che paNa dilamAM DaMkha meM nathI joyo. eka rIte temanAmAM guNadarzana mukhya hatuM. khAsa doSa dekhAya to tyAM taTastha, paNa manamAM DaMkhavRtti na poSe, jeo temane jANe che temane te kahevAnI jarU2 nathI ke teo keTalA namra hatA. vacagALAmAM temanI Arthika sthiti nabaLI paDelI paNa vaLI UjaLA divasa AvyA ane teoe jAte jaI potAnA leNadArone jagADI cUkate leNuM ApI dIdhuM. ghaNAM leNadAranA vAraso evA hatA ke jeo A laheNA viSe kAMI jANatA ja nahIM. paNa maNibhAIe jUnA copaDA kaDhAvI pAIe pAI cUkavI. huM samajuM chuM ke A paisAnI ucApatanA temaja thApaNa oLavavAnA jamAnAmAM zrI maNibhAInuM vartana zAstramAM varNita sAcA jainane zAbhe tevuM ja che. maNibhAI bhaNela bahu nahi. gujarAtI ane hiMdI sArAM lakhANo khUba vAMce paNa temAMthI sArabhAga evo pakaDe ke je temanAM kAmamAM pragaTa thAya. pote pAchaLa rahI bIjA suyogya kAryakartAne AgaLa ANavo ane tenA upara evo vizvAsa mUkavo ke jethI tene kAma karavAmAM kadI nirAzA na vyApe ene kAmamAM AvI paDatI Arthika ke bIjI muzkelIono bhAra potAne mAthe vaho2vo e maNibhAInA khAsa vizeSatA. tethI ja Page #122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ saumAM vRddha paNa sauthI juvAna * 113 ApaNe joIe chIe ke muMbaI jena yuvaka saMghane zrI cimanalAla cakubhAI, zrI paramAnaMda kApaDiyA, zrI dIpacaMdabhAI, zrI tArAcaMda koThArI Adi kAryakartAo maLyA che ane atyAre saunuM dhyAna kheMce evI vividha pravRttio saMgha calAve che. mane to jyAre maLe tyAre maNibhAI eka ja vAta kahe ke mAre lAyaka kAma batAvajo. ane meM joyuM che ke temanA e uddagAro kadI aupacArika na hatA. zarIra khUba lathaDyuM tyAre paNa karela saMkalpane siddha karavA "saMyukta jena vidyArthIgRha' mATe temaNe akathya jahemata uThAvI che. meM e paNa joyuM che ke temanA ci. ramaNalAla pitA pratye kevA vaphAdAra ane kevA kahyAgarA. A eka vArasAgata guNa che ke je bahu ochA kuTuMbomAM Aje dekhAya che. zrI maNibhAIne potAnA jIvanamAM A eka parama saMtoSa haze ema huM samajuM chuM. gayA jUnanI 10mI tArIkha AsapAsa muMbaImAM teo sAva lathaDelI tabiyata moTaramAM AvI maLI gayA. ane huM zaramAI gayo ke Aja jAuM kAla jAuM ema karatAM moDuM thayuM ne maNibhAI chevaTe AvyA vinA na rahyA. eka rIte temaNe sAcesAcuM jIvI jANyuM che. samajadAra samakSa jIvanano namUno rajU karyo che. kAryakartAo samakSa pravRttio pAtharI che. vidyArthIgRhanA bhAvi vizALa kArya ane prabuddha jaina"nA bhAvi utkarSa mATe mArga mokaLo che. ApaNe sahu pAchaLanA temanA pratye mAna dharAvanAra te badhI pravRttione pUro vega ApIe ane yuvakasaMghane evo vikasAvIe ke bIjA nAmazeSa thayelA yuvakasaMgho pharI baLa pAme temaja kArya karatA thAya to zrI maNibhAInuM smaraNa vadhAre lekhe lAgyuM gaNAze. - prabuddha jaina, 1 ogasTa 19para Page #123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 19. traNa smaraNo kAntanI kRtio uparathI ane bIjA mitroe teozrInA karAvela paricaya uparathI mArA upara je chApa paDI che te A sthaLe huM nathI jaNAvato. ahIM to teo sAthe thayela sAkSAt samAgamo ane tenA pariNAme te vakhate tathA pAchaLathI thayela mArA uparanI asaro bahu ja TUMkamAM jaNAvavA icchuM chuM. huM kAntanA samAgamamAM traNavAra Avyo chuM ane traNa vAra bhAvanagaramAM. emAMnA eka paNa samAgama mATe meM ke kAntazrIe prayatna nahi karelo. e samAgamo mAtra keTalAka madhyavartI sahRdaya vidyAvilAsIonA pariNAme ja gaNAya. lagabhaga tera varSa pahelAM grISma RtumAM huM pahelavahelo bhAvanagara gayo tyAre AtmAnaMda jaina sabhAmAM "kAntanI mulAkAta mATe eka nAnakaDuM mitramaMDaLa ekaThuM thayeluM. bIjIvAra asahayoganA jamAnA I. sa. 1921-22mAM sAMje pharavA jatAM rastAmAM maLavuM thayuM. trIjIvAra I. sa. 192223mAM gAMdhIjInA 18mI tArIkhanA jeladivasa nimitte bharAyelI sArvajanika sabhAmAM ame baMne maLyA. pahelIvAra maLyA tyAre kAnta parIkSaka athavA praznakartA tarIke mArI sAme hatA. kadAca te vakhate mitroe upasthita karelA samAgamano hetu ja huM na jANuM tevI rIte kAnta mAraphata mArI parIkSA karavAno hoya evI sAcI ke khoTI chApa mArA mana upara pAchaLathI paDelI. game tema ho, paNa te vakhatanA parIkSaka kAnta sAme huM kAzIvAsI paMDitanI jema parIkSya sthAna laI AdarapUrvaka beThelo hato. kAnta maLatAMveMta ja meM prAmANya' viSe zAstrIya prazno karyA, jenuM kAMIka vistRta varNana kAntamALA nAmanA pustakamAM ApyuM che. bIjIvAra ajANapaNe raste cAlyA jatA koI mitre dhyAna kheMcavAthI kAne mane Ubho rAkhyo ane kuzalaprazna bAda thoDAM vAkyomAM pharI maLavAnI icchA jaNAvI judA paDyA. trIjIvAra eka sArvajanika sabhAmAM mane vyAkhyAna ApavA bolAvyo. bolAvavAmAM kAntano ja hAtha hato, kAraNa teo te pravRttinA maMtrI hatA ema mane pAchaLathI mAlUma paDyuM. Page #124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ traNa smaraNo * 115 prathama samAgama vakhate kAnta parIkSaka rUpe kaDaka chatAM snehakALa svabhAvanA hoya evuM mane bhAna thayuM. paNa kadI nahi sAMbhaLelA ane nahi vAMcelA e kAntanA bahuzrutapaNA viSe ane UMDA manana viSe mArA manamAM Adara UbharAyo. mane thayuM ke vyApApradhAna ane aMgrejIpradhAna gujarAtamAM paNa zAstranI vividha zAkhAonuM UMDuM parizIlana karanAra koI koI masta kyAMka kyAMka khUNekhAMcare paDyA che kharA. kAntamAM bahuzrutapaNuM ane gaMbhIra manana uparAMta jijJAsA temaja parIkSaka dRSTi hatAM e mane prathama samAgamane pariNAme krame krame vadhAre spaSTa thayuM. bIjA samAgamane pariNAme mane ema bhAna thayuM ke A koI mananazIlA alakhabAro che. vAta karatAM ane bolatAM paNa temanuM ciMtanazIlatva sAmA upara asara pADe che e mane vadhAre spaSTa thayuM. trIjIvAra mATe mukhya vaktArUpe dharma ane vyavahAranA saMbaMdha viSe bolavAnuM hatuM. sabhApati eka suMdara svabhAvI vidvAna maulavI hatA. sabhAnA upasaMhAramAM maMtrI tarIke kAnta jyAre bolavA UbhA thayA tyAre teonA pUrI pAMca miniTa paNa nahi evA TUMkAmAM TUMkA bhASaNa vakhate huM kharekhara samAdhinimagna thaI gayo. eka paNa vAkaya vadhAre ke ochuM nahi. bhASAmAM vicAramAM jarAye asaMbaddhatA nahi. kathanano eka paNa aMza aprastuta ke arucikara nahi. uccAra ke dhvanimAM kRtrimatA nahi, jAti ke saMpradAyano mithyA moha nahi. satya kathanamAM saMkoca ke bhaya nahi. A teonI vizeSatA mane te vakhate ane pAchaLanAM smaraNothI krame krame vadhAre spaSTa thaI. mane ema paNa lAge che ke meM jeTalA gujarAtI vaktAone sAMbhaLyA che temAM kAntanuM sthAna kAMIka nirALuM ja che. A badhA uparAMta chellA be samAgamoe mArA upara je vadhAre UMDI chApa pADI te teonI rASTrIyatA viSenI. joke teo hatA kavi, lekhaka, mananazIla sAhityasevI ane prakRti tathA prakRti paranA tattvanA gaveSaka, chatAM teomAM guNajJatA, samayajJatA ane namratA vilakSaNa rIte ekatra maLelAM hatAM. teo gAMdhIjInI ahiMsAghoSaNA ane rASTrasaMdezamAM vicArapUrvaka mugdha thayelA ema mane spaSTa jaNAyuM. khAdI teone mana kinakhAba, atalasa, ke jhIMkathI paNa vadhAre prANaprada temaja mahattvanI vastu hatI e eka ja vAta teonI samayajJatA samajavA mATe basa che. - prasthAna, jyeSTha 1983 Page #125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 20. keTalAMka saMsmaraNo [ sadgata sAhityopAsaka zrI mohanalAla dalIcaMda desAI ] prabuddha jainanA 15-12-45nA aMkamAM zrIyuta mohanalAla dalIcaMda desAInA duHkhada avasAnanI noMdha leto ane hArdika sAmavedanA darzAvato eka lekha prasiddha thayo che. huM to mAtra mohanabhAI viSenAM mArAM keTalAMka smaraNo je temanA svabhAvanI vividha bAjuonAM ane temanI karmaThatAnAM nirdezaka che tene grathita karI temanA paralokagata AtmAne zraddhAMjali rUpe arpita karuM chuM. prathama paricaya sane 1917nA comAsAmAM muMbaInA vAlakezvaranA upAzrayamAM huM temane pahelavahelo maLyo. mohanabhAI potAnA zraddheya mitra vADIlAla motIlAla zAha ane zrIyuta nAthurAma premIjI sAthe tyAM munizrI jinavijayajI pAse AvelA. A prAthamika svalpa paricayathI huM temanA pratye AkarSAyo ane e AkarSaNa uttarottara vadhAre paricayathI ane temanA kAryanirIkSaNathI vadhatuM ja gayuM. vivekayukta guNapakSapAta temano sauthI moTo guNa guNapakSapAtano hato. jyAM jyAM guNa najare paDe tyAM tyAM AkarSAvuM e emano sahaja svabhAva hato. Ama chatAM paNa A guNapakSapAta vivekayukta raheto. potAnA viziSTa pakSapAtanA pAtramAM samayAntare asAdhAraNa truTio mAluma paDe to paNa tenI bhaktiupAsanA cAlu rAkhavI e temanA mATe kadI zakya nahotuM. temanAmAM koI viSe kadI AMdhaLI bhakti nahotI. dAkhalA tarIkeH mohanabhAI sadgata vA. mo. zAhanAM AkarSaka lakhANo ane uttejaka vicArothI, temanI potAnI bhASA vAparIne kahuM to zAhanA ananya bhakta thayelA; paNa vakhata jatAM teo temanA pratye taTastha thaI gayA. tethI UlaTuM zrIyuta nAthurAma premIjI sAthenI temanI maitrI chevaTanI ghaDI lagI kAyama rahI hatI, eTaluM ja nahi paNa uttarottara vadhatI gaI hatI. mohanabhAI haMmezAM kahetA ke premIjI jeTalA saraLa che teTalA ja asAMpradAyika aitihAsika dRSTivALA paNa che. premIjInI nikhAlasavRtti ane sAhityika temaja aitihAsika upAsanAe ja Page #126 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ keTalAMka saMsmaraNo * 117 mohanabhAIne AkarSelA. munizrI jinavijayajI pUnAmAM jyAre sAhityanuM ane aitihAsika saMzodhananuM kAma karatA ne sAdhuveSamAM hatA tyAre mohanabhAI temanA kAmathI AkarSAI tyAM jatA ane temanI pAsethI ghaNuM navuM jANI preraNA meLavatA. sa. 1920mAM munizrIe sAdhuveSano parityAga karyo tyAre keTalAye temanA prathama paricita mitro camakyA ane kAMIka udAsIna jevA paNa thaI gayA. chatAM mohanabhAIno munijI pratyeno saddabhAva ane sneha ghaTavAne badale uttarottara vadhato ja gayo. jema jema teo munijInA svabhAva ane sAhityika, aitihAsika kAryothI vadhAre ne vadhAre paricita thatA gayA tema tema tenuM munijI pratyenuM AkarSaNa vadhatuM ja gayuM. te eTale sudhI ke teo amadAvAda Ave to munijInA ja atithi bane, ane muMbaImAM munijI AvI caDe ke game tyAMthI mohanabhAI temane maLavA pahoMcI ja jAya. mohanabhAIe aneka vAra kaheluM ke munijI ! tame jyAre kayAMya pravAsa karo tyAre mane jarUra sUcavazo. korTanI rajA haze to huM teno upayoga tamArI sAthe divaso gALavAmAM ja karIza. ethI mane mArAM priya kAryomAM upayogI thAya evI ghaNI vastuo jANavA maLaze. ane huM ekalo to pravAsa karI paNa na zakuM' e ja vRttithI prerAI sane 1924mAM belagAma koMgresa vakhate mohanabhAI pravAsamAM sAthe joDAyA ane vacce jyAM jyAM aitihAsika sthaLo jovA UtaravAnuM banatuM tyAM sAthe ja rahetA. gujarAta purAtattva maMdiranI sAhasika pravRtti, siMghI sirIjhanI pravRtti ane chelle chelle bhAratIya vidyAbhavananI vividha vidyApravRttithI mohanabhAI keTalo ullAsa anubhavatA ane keTalo rasa letA teno huM sAkSI chuM. mohanabhAI ullAsa ane rasanA pratIkarUpe bhAratIya vidyAbhavana siMghI sirIjhamAM eka aitihAsika mahattvano graMtha bhAnurviti' saMpAdita karI Apyo che, ane tenI vistRta mAhitIpUrNa aMgrejI prastAvanA lakhI temaNe potAnuM kAyamI smaraNa rAkhyuM che. mohanabhAI sAmAjika loko sAthe rahI samAjanAM kAmo karatA, keTalIka rUDhione anusaratA, paNa temane tenuM baMdhana nahotuM. emane baMdhana hoya to te hatuM eka mAtra sadguNa upAsanAnuM. tethI ja teo gAMdhIjIne eka mahAna pegaMbara tarIke lekhatA ane temanAM satya-ahiMsAmUlaka lakhANo vAMcyA vinA kadI jaMpatA nahi. vinamra karmaThatA zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayanA rajatotsava prasaMge eka sabhAmAM vidyArthIone saMbodhI mohanabhAIe kaheluM ke huM taddana garIbAImAM mAmAnI madadathI abhyAsa karI AgaLa vadhyo chuM. mane garIbAI tathA sAdhAraNa sthitinuM bhAna che. e bhAna ja mane namra banAve che. mArI satata kAma karavAnI vRtti paNa e sthitine AbhArI che. e sabhAmAM temanA moDhethI uparanI matalabanA udgAro meM sAMbhaLyA ane paricaya daramyAna jANela temanA svabhAva ane kAryapravINatA sAthe tulanA karI to mane te vakhate je temanuM Page #127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 118 * artha kathana taddana sAcuM lAgeluM. muMbaI, amadAvAda ane temaja pravAsa vakhate, bIje ghaNe sthaLe ame sAthe rahyA chIe. te vakhate meM joyuM ke nAnA-moTAnuM kazuM ja aMtara rAkhyA vinA prasaMga AvatAM sAdhAraNamAM sAdhAraNa gaNAya evAM kAmo paNa jAte karavAmAM temane vakIlanI pratiSThA e Adhunika sabhyatA ADe na AvatI. sane 1927mAM ame aMbAjI ane kuMbhAriyAjI tarapha gayelA. kuMbhAriyAjInA suprasiddha vimalamaMtrInAM maMdironI kArIgarI jovAno ane aitihAsika mAhitI meLavavAno uddeza hato. munizrI jinavijayajI tyAMnA asta-vyasta temaja dhULakIcaDathI dabAyelA ane ghavAyelA zilAlekhonI kaoNpI karavA lAgyA ke te ja vakhate mohanabhAIe zilAlekhone sApha karavAnuM kAma eka majUranI adAthI hAthamAM lIdhuM ne hasatAM hasatAM amane kahe ke - "tame bAkInAo khAvAnuM taiyAra rAkhajo. huM ane munijI taiyAra thALI upara besIzuM." ema kahI teo daTAyelA paththarone khullA karatA, dhULa-kacaro sApha karatAM ane navAM navAM lakhANo zodhI kADhI munijIne kaoNpI karavAmAM jema sAthe ApatA tema temanI pAsethI e lakhANo tvarita vAMcI samajI levAnI tAlIma paNa letA. A vakhate meM joyuM ke meM kalpeluM te karatAM paNa mohanabhAI vadhAre mahenatu ane karmarasika che. cAlavuM hoya tyAre mAIlonA mAIla cAle ane sAthIothI pAchA na rahevAmAM gaurava mAne. pravAsamAM jAte karavAmAM kAma AvI paDe tyAre te ullAsapUrvaka kare ane koIne evuM bhAna thavA na de ke temano sAtha bojArUpa che. vidyAvRtti mohanabhAIno vakIlAtano rasa, mAtra svAdhIna nirvAha pUrato hato. temanI mukhya rasavRtti to kAyadAnA kSetranI bahAra bIjA viSayomAM ja ramamANa rahetI ane tRpti anubhavatI. sAhitya, itihAsa, purAtattva Adi aneka viSayomAM temane rasa hato ane e ja enuM kAryakSetra hatuM. na chUTake svataMtra jIvanavyavahAra mATe karavI paDatI vakIlAta karatA, paNa temano bAkIno badho samaya e badhI zakti to potAnA priya viSayomAM ja teo kharacatA. muMbaI uparAMta amadyavAda, pATaNa, bhAvanagara, pAlaNapura, bIkAnera Adi aneka sthaLanA bhaMDAro temaNe jAte joyelA. aneka bhaMDAronAM lisTo maMgAve, aneka sthaLethI - dUrathI dUrathI likhita pothIo maMgAve ane je je potAne upayogI dekhAya tenI ane potAne upayogI na hoya chatAMya apUrva koI vastu maLI Ave to tenI paNa teo jAte nakalo karyA ja kare. mitro ke paricito Ave tyAre vacce vAto paNa kare, gamAM paNa mAre, chatAM temanuM mukhya lakSya kopI karavAmAM, kAMIka lakhavAmAM ke pUruM jovAmAM ja hoya. divase pravRttine lIdhe agara bIjAonI avarajavarane lIdhe je vikSepa paDato tenI puravaNI teo rAte jAgIne ja karatA ane "vA nizA sarva bhUtAnAM tAM gArti saMyamI ' e gItAvAkyane sAhityasevAnI dRSTie sAcuM sAbita karatA. eka Page #128 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ keTalAMka saMsmaraNo * 119 vAra teo amadAvAda AvyA ane zaheramAM bhaMDAro jovA gayA. tyAM jotAM jotAM temane eka apUrva vastu maLI. teo enA AnaMdamAM ane bhaMDAro jovAnI maLelI takano upayoga karavAmAM eTalA badhA nimagna thayA ke sAMje jamavA pAchA na pharyA. moDe sudhI rAte utArA karI ghera pAchA AvyA tyAre ame to badhA rAha joI sUI gayelA. temaNe bAraNuM khakhaDAvyuM. "ATaluM badhuM moDuM kema thayuM ?" ema jyAre amArAmAMnAM zrI motIbahene puchyuM tyAre temaNe kahyuM ke huM jamIne ja Avyo chuM. paNa kAMIka evI vastu lAvyo chuM ke sukhalAlajI jAge ane jANe to mane kadAca InAma Ape." mane jagADavAmAM Avyo. mohanabhAI hasIne kahe - "moDuM thayuM che, paNa kAMIka tame zodhatA hatA evI alabhya vastu laI Avyo chuM." meM kahyuM ke "evuM te zuM laI AvyA cho ?" "sAMbhaLo tyAre" ema kahI temaNe sugamatI saMbhaLAvI. "sujasavelImAM upAdhyAya yazovijayajInuM jIvanavRtta temanA ja ziSya AlekheluM hoI te aitihAsika daSTie bahu mahattvanI vastu hatI. eno eka khaMDita bhAga keTalAMka varSo agAu munizrI jinavijayajIne maLelo. tyArathI bAkInA bhAga mATe bhAre utkaMThA jAgI hatI. mohanabhAIe pUrNa "sujasavelI" saMbhaLAvelI ane ame badhA koI eka kImatI ratna lAdhyuM hoya teTalI khuzIthI temane abhinaMdana ApavA lAgyA. ane chevaTe inAmamAM mohanathALa khavaDAvI mohanabhAIne satkAryA. muMbaImAM teo tavAvALA bilDiMgamAM rahetA. ekavAra temane tyAM ja sUvAno prasaMga AvatAM meM temane kahyuM - "tamAre tyAM kyAM jagA che? vaLI tame to moDe sudhI jAgavAnA, dhumADA kADhavAnA ane kAgaLa ke copaDIono khakhaDATa karavAnA eTale mAre paNa ujAgaro karavo rahyo. temaNe tarata ja nikhAlasa bhAve kahyuM - "alabatta, mArI sAMkaDI rUmane paNa copaDIoe vadhAre sAMkaDI karI che; chatAM sUvA jeTalI jagA to karIza ja. mane moDe sudhI jAgI kAma karyA vinA UMgha AvavAnI nathI ane bIDInI garamI vinA mAruM eMjina cAle paNa nahIM chatAM tamane vimba na naDe e rIte huM rUma bahAra besIne kAma karIza." huM amadAvAda ke kAzIthI jyAre jyAre muMbaI AvuM tyAre teo mane maLe ja, ane sAhitya, itihAsa, temaja tattvajJAnanA aneka viSayonI carcA kare. emanI jijJAsA ane carcAvRtti eTalI prabaLa hatI ke te mane kahetA ke "tame dAdara, ghATakopara, muluMda ke zAMtAkrujha jyAM Utaro tyAM tamane aDacaNa na hoya to ame roja AvavA taiyAra chIe. korTa haze tyAre paNa huM ane mArA mitro sAMje to AvI ja zakIe chIe. meM jyAre jyAre hA pADelI tyAre kadI mohanabhAI game teTale dUra ane sAMje game teTaluM moDuM thAya chatAMya AvyA vinA bhAgye ja rahe. korTa baMdha hoya to ghaNIvAra babbe traNa traNa divasa zeTha haragoviMdadAsa rAmajIne tyAM sAthe ja rahe. mohanabhAI potAnuM kAma sAthe ja laIne AvatA. eTale jyAre ekalA paDe tyAre potAnuM kAma karyA ja kare. temane je je vastu Page #129 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 120 * artha navI maLI hoya tenuM varNana kare, thayela ane thatAM kAmano khyAla Ape ane ame kAMI TIkA karIe to mRdu javAba ApIne agara khaDakhaDa hasIne tenI asara bhUMsI nAkhe. e prakAranI vidyAvRtti ane sAhityaniSThAe ja temanI pAse aneka prakAranuM sAhitya temaja itihAsane lagatuM kArya sarjAvyuM. jaina zvetAMbara kaoNnpharansanA kAryane sthAyI kIrtikaLaza caDAvanAra kAMI hoya to te mohanabhAInI aneka kRtio ja che. emanI badhI kRtio evI che ke bhASA, chaMda, sAhitya, bhaMDAra, rAjavaMza, jJAtio, gaccho ane prAcIna nagara-nigamo Adi aneka viSayo upara itihAsa lakhanAra te kRtio joyA vinA kadI potAnuM kAma pUruM karI zakaze nahIM. e kRtiomAM kaoNnpharansanA pAkSika ane mAsikamAMnA temanA lekho, jaina sAhityano saMkSipta itihAsa, jaina gurjara kavionA traNa bhAgono samAveza thAya che. te uparAMta bIjA ghaNA prakAzako ane saMpAdakone mohanabhAIe vividha prakAranuM sAhitya, potAnAM lakhANo, noTo, TippaNIo Adi pUrAM pADyAM che. temanI saMzodhana ane saMpAdananI dhagaza eTalI badhI utkaTa hatI ke koI e viSe emanI pAsethI madada mAMge to bIjo game teTalo bojo hovA chatAM A vadhArAno bojo levAnuM teo svIkAre ane temane nibhAve paNa. e ja vRttine lIdhe temaNe AtmAnaMda jaina zatAbdI smAraka graMthanuM daLadALa pustaka saMpAdita karI ApyuM. mohanabhAI pAsethI madada lenAra evA bahu ja ochA che ke jemaNe temanI madadanI kRtajJatApUrvaka noMdha lIdhI hoya. tethI UlaTuM mohanabhAIno svabhAva evo hato ke koInI pAsethI temane kAMI paNa madada maLI hoya to teno ullekha karyA vinA teo na rahe. koI vidvAna ke sadguNI vyaktine maLavAnI ane temanI pAsethI kAMI ne kAMI jANavAnI taka maLatI hoya to mohanabhAI cUke nahIM. evI vyakti pAse jatA emane umara, jAti ke paMthanuM aMtara naDatuM nahi. vidvAnono satkAra karavAmAM gaurava letA meM temane joyA che. emano vidyAyoga arthApekSI nahoto. temaNe potAnI sAdhAraNa kamANIno paNa ThIka ThIka bhAga sAhityakRtio sarajavAmAM ane sAhityavRtti saMtoSavAmAM khacya che ane jyAM badalo maLe tema hatuM tyAM paNa temaNe badalo lIdhA vinA kevaLa sAhityasevAnI dRSTie ja kAma karyuM che. eTaluM ja nahIM paNa huM evA prasaMgo jANuM chuM ke jemAM temaNe vidyA ane sAhityane uttejana ApavA Arthika madada paNa karelI. ekavAra paradeza abhyAsa arthe jatA eka mitrane temaNe saMgIna madada ApelI. bIjo prasaMga paM. darabArIlAla satyabhaktano che. mohanabhAI darabArIlAlanAM lakhANo ane vicAro pratye bahu Adara dharAvatA. ekavAra temane mAluma paDyuM ke darabArIlAlane sAhitya pragaTa karavAmAM Arthika muzkelI naDe che tyAre temaNe vagara mAgye ja madada mokalAvI dIdhI. atre e dhyAnamAM rAkhavA jevuM che ke mohanabhAInA zraddhApAtra vidvAno ane lekhako tadana sudhAraka ane krAMtikArI vicAra dharAvanAra hatA, tethI e niHzaMka che ke mohanabhAIno vidyAyoga samajapUrvaka ane niSkAma hato. Page #130 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ keTalAMka saMsmaraNo * 121 sAmAjikatA ane rASTrIyatA mohanabhAI jaina zvetAMbara kaoNnpharansanA mukhapatra jene heralDanA lAMbA vakhata lagI taMtrI rahelA. konpharansanI evI koI pravRtti nathI ke jemAM temaNe chevaTa lagI sAtha Apyo na hoya kaoNnpharansanuM vArSika adhivezana jyAM jyAM thAya tyAM tyAM sarvatra temanI hAjarI hoya ja. A uparAMta zvetAMbara samAjane lagatI ke samagra jaina samAjane lagatI koIpaNa bAbata hoya to temAM mohanabhAI bhAga lIdhA vinA na rahe. dekhItI rIte teo sAmAjika vyakti dekhAya, chatAM temanA mana upara rASTrIyatAnI UMDI chApa hatI. meM sane 1919nI kaDakaDatI TADhamAM mAravADanA eka sTezanathI paMjAba-amRtasara jatAM temane pUchyuM ke koMgresamAM tamane rasa paDe che ?" temaNe kahyuM, "avazya. jo koMgresanA dhyeyamAM rasa na hota to A ! . DhamAM paMjAba na jAta." temaNe umeryuM ke, jyArathI gAMdhIjIe koMgresanAM sUtro hAthamAM lIdhAM che tyArathI to koMgresa ja tIrthadhAma banI che. sIdhI rIte koMgresanuM kAma karavAnI mArI paristhiti nathI to zuM thayuM ?" paNa enA adhivezanamAM javAthI mane ghaNuM baLa maLe che ! sane 1931nI karAMcI koMgresa upara jatI vakhate huM temanI sAthe sTImaramAM hato. te vakhate joI zakelo ke mohanabhAIne rASTrIyatAno keTalo raMga che. sudhAraka vRtti samAjanI ghaNI pravRttiomAM teo rUDhicusta ane madhyamasaranA vicAra dharAvanAra sAthe besatA ane kAma karatA. tethI evo bhAsa thAya e svAbhAvika che ke teo rUDha prathAnA anugAmI che. paraMtu jeo temane najIkathI jANatA haze teo kahI zakaze ke sAmAjika pravRttine AgaLa dhapAvavA joke teo rUDhigAmI mitro sAthe kAma karatA, paNa temanAmAM temanA bIjA mitro sudhArakapaNAnI vRtti prabaLa hatI. sane 1929nA pajusaNamAM pajusaNa vyAkhyAnamALA prasaMge acAnaka temanuM Agamana amadAvAda thayeluM ekAda divasa e vyAkhyAnamALAmAM rajU karavAmAM AvatA vicAro sAMbhaLavAnI emane taka maLI tyAre emaNe mane kahyuM ke, "AvI vyAkhyAnamALA muMbaImAM paNa cAle e jarUrI che. te uparathI sane 1932mAM muMbaImAM paNa vyAkhyAnamALA calAvavAno vicAra poSAyo. ane tyArathI AjasudhI muMbaImAM vyAkhyAnamALA cAlu che. sane 1944nA pajusaNamAM jyAre mohanabhAI cheka naMkhAI gayelA tyAre paNa teo vyAkhyAnamALAmAM AvelA. muMbaInI vyAkhyAnamALAmAM dara varSe temanuM ekAda pravacana to hoya ja, ane badhAM ja vyAkhyAnomAM temanI hAjarI paNa hoya. utkaTa sudhArakanI peThe teo dareka nirarthaka rUDhino khullaMkhullo virodha na karatA, paNa temanuM valaNa sudhAraka vRttinuM ja hatuM. teo ghaNIvAra kahetA ke mAtra vaiSadhArIne sAdhu mAnI pUjavA ane nabhAvye javA e vicAranuM apamAna che. krAMtikArI vicArane kAraNe paM. darabArIlAlajIne zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaye Page #131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 122 - artha mukta karyA topaNa mohanabhAI TheTha sudhI darabArIlAlajIne khUba satkAratA ane temanA kAryamAM yathAzakti madada paNa ApatA. vinodapriyatA ane milanasArapaNuM mohanabhAIne jema mitro ane paricitono vinoda karavo gamato tema temano bIjo koI game te rIte vinoda kare te paNa emane gamatuM. vinoda karavA ke sAMbhaLavAmAM temanI prakRtinuM mukhya tattva khaDakhaDa hAsya hatuM. emano svara jeTalo UMco teTaluM ja temanuM hAsya mukta vinodI ane AnaMdI svabhAvano eka dAkhalo atre basa thaze. belagAmanA pravAsa vakhate mohanabhAIe eka sthaLe potAnA priya mitra zeTha haragoviMdadAsa sAthe doDavAnI zarata mArI ke koNa AgaLa jAya che. e kAThiyAvADI pheMTo, prauDha uMmara ane sabhaLabhabhaLa dhotiyuM chatAM hiMmatathI teo doDyA ane AgaLa javAnA utsAhamAM khyAla na rahevAthI paDI paNa gayA. kAMIka vAgyuM chatAM eTalI ja tAjagIthI pAchA potAnA pakSano bacAva karavA lAgyA. emanA svabhAvano eka khAsa guNa milanasArapaNuM hato. game tenI sAthe ekarasa thaI jatAM temane vAra na lAge. vicAro ke carcAmAM ghaNe prasaMge bIjAthI judA paDe tyAre UMce avAje potAno virodha pragaTa kare. paNa pAchA virodhI sAthe maLI javAmAM temane koI tattva roke nahi. eTalI nikhAlasatA temanAmAM jovAmAM AvatI. ame ghaNIvAra kahIe ke, "mohanabhAI! tame bahu moTAM pothAM pragaTa karo cho ane khUba lAMbuM lakho cho." tyAre taddana nikhAlasa bhAve paNa khaDakhaDATa hasIne nizALanA mAstaronI peThe cAvIne bolatA hoya ema sAmAne uDAvatAM teo kahe ke "tamArA jevA kAMI ame maulika lekhaka nathI.' ityAdi. mohanabhAIne jamavuM-jamADavuM khUba gamatuM. teo kahe ke "huM mitro jeTalo saphaLa samAraMbha karI zakato nathI, paNa mane lobha nathI, e vAta sAcI hatI. temanI pAcanakriyA eTalI badhI sArI hatI ke game tevuM gariSTa bhojana temane pacI jatuM. jamyA pachI paNa kAMIka sAruM Ave to nA na pADe. ane jude jude khAsa nimitte game teTalI vAra prasAda levAno prasaMga Ave to teno inkAra na kare. huM ghaNIvAra parihAsamAM kaheto ke, - "mohanabhAI! tame pAcanAttarAya karmano kSayopazama upArjita karyo che, tyAre teo kahetA ke, "tamAre evo kSayopazama nathI e duHkhanI vAta che.' chello prasaMga sana 1944nA jAnyuArImAM huM kAzIthI muMbaI Avyo tyArabAda ekavAra mohanabhAI maLavA AvyA. temaNe vAtacItamAM kahyuM ke, jaina gurjara vimo-trIno bhA' taddana taiyAra che. mAre enI ativistRta prastAvanA lakhavI che. ityAdi. meM kahyuM, "tamArI ruci, zakti, ane pravRtti jotAM mane lAge che ke have to tamAre nivRtta thaI tamArA Page #132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ keTalAMka saMsmaraNo * 123 priya kAma pAchaLa ja jIvana vyatIta karavuM ghaTe.' temaNe javAbamAM kahyuM ke, "mArI IcchA paNa evI ja che. huM e ja dRSTithI keTalIka kauTuMbika goThavaNa evI karavA vicAruM chuM ke muMbaInuM kharcALapaNuM ochuM thAya. koI saMsthA pAsethI kAMI lIdhA sivAya Aja lagI karyuM che tema kAma kare ane chellA jIvanano zAnta upayoga karI lauM." AvI bhAvanA sevanAra e karmayogInI sthiti jyAre sane 1944nA pajusaNa prasaMge ame joI tyAre amane badhAne emanA jIvanaviSe UMDI ciMtA vyApI. upasaMhAra zrIyuta mohanabhAInI pravRtti vividha hatI. chatAM jaina zvetAMbara konpharansanA ane mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya - e be saMsthAo sAthe emanuM tAdAmya sauthI vadhAre hatuM. enA vikAsamAM te vadhAre ne vadhAre rasa letA. kaoNnpharansanA saMcAlakoe mohanabhAInI sevAnuM ghaTatuM sanmAna karavA temanI yAdagAra karavA mATe eka phaMDa UbhuM karyuM che. jemAM tatkAla ja keTalIka rakama ekaThI thaI gaI che. paNa e saMcAlakoe ane mohanabhAInA bIjA mitroe temaja paricitoe e phaMDa vadhAravA vizeSa vyavasthitapaNe tvarita prayatna karavo ghaTe che. sAruM sarakhuM phaMDa meLavI mohanabhAInA smAraka tarIke konpharansa kAMIpaNa eka Avazyaka ane upayogI evI sAhitya prakAzana-saMpAdananI pravRtti zarU kare to te badhI rIte vyAjabI gaNAya. ApaNe icchIe ke kaoNnpharansanA maMtrIo ane bIjA sadbhAvazIla gRhastho A vastu tarata dhyAnamAM le. - prabuddha jaina, 15, phebruArI 1946 Page #133 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 21. aMjali [ sadgata zrI mohanalAla da. dezAInI sAhityasevA ane niSThAne ] sahRdaya mitro, AbhAravidhinA aupacArika bhAramAM dabAyA vinA ja ApaNe mukhya prasaMga upara AvIe. zrI zvetAMbara mUrtipUjaka kaoNnpharanse mane potAno samajIne ja bolAvyo che. huM paNa e bhAvathI ja Avyo chuM. sadgata zrI mohanalAlabhAI desAInuM tailacitra kaoNnpharansa taiyAra karAve ane tenA anAvaraNavidhi mATe mane bolAve tyAre saheje vicAra Ave che ke kaoNnpharansa, mohanabhAI ane huM ema traNeno paraspara zo saMbaMdha hato ane hajIye che. vaLI, e paNa jijJAsA thayA vinA na rahe ke huM kaoNnpharansane kaI dRSTie joto ane samajato rahyo chuM. temaja mohanabhAInuM mArI dRSTie zuM sthAna hatuM? huM kaoNnpharansano nakhazikha itihAsa nathI jANato e kharuM, paNa enA mukhya svarUpa ane mukhya pravRtti vize thoDIghaNI mAhitI to che ja. huM jANuM chuM tyAM lagI zvetAMbara mUrtipUjaka paraMparAnI bIjI koIpaNa saMsthA karatAM kaoNnpharansanuM dRSTibiMdu ane baMdhAraNa udAra temaja vizALa rahyAM che. paristhitivaza tenuM mukhya kAryAlaya muMbaImAM hovA chatAM tenI beThako ane vArSika adhivezano mAtra muMbaImAM purAI rahyAM nathI. pUrvamAM kalakattA, uttaramAM paMjAba, pazcimamAM kAThiyAvADa, rAjasthAna ane gujarAta temaja dakSiNamAM pUnA lagI samaye samaye enAM adhivezano thatAM rahyAM che ane te te prAMta ke pradezanA sagRhastho pramukhapada paNa zobhAvatA rahyA che. A sUcave che ke prathamathI ja konpharansanuM dRSTibiMdu samagra mUrtipUjaka saMghane potAnI sAthe levAnuM rahyuM che, ane e paNa kabUla karavuM joIe ke A dRSTibiMdune saMghe hRdayathI AvakAryuM paNa che. tethI ja tene dareka prAMta ane pradezamAMthI hArdika AvakAra maLelo ane uddAma, madhyama temaja junavANI vicArasaraNI dharAvanAra bhAI-baheno paNa konpharansane apanAvatAM rahyAM che. jaina saMghanA baMdhAraNamAM caturvidha saMghanuM sthAna ekasarakhuM che. kyAreka koI vyakti mukhya bhAga bhajavatI dekhAya yA sarvoparI movaDI jevI lAge toya tenA mULamAM guNa ane kAryazakti rahelAM hoya che, nahi ke peDhIutAra sattAno vAraso. A jaina saMghanuM Page #134 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMjali * 125 svarUpa AjakAlanI bhASAmAM kahIe to lokazAhI che; alabatta, te eka dharmaparaMparA pUratI. kaoNnpharansa potano kAryapradeza mukhyapaNe traNa bAbatomAM maryAdita karelo ema huM samajuM chuM : (1) dhArmika, (2) sAhityika, ane (3) sAmAjika, dhArmika bAbatamAM tIrthanA prazna uparAMta dharmAcAra ane tAttvika zikSaNa vagereno samAsa thAya che. bane tyAM lagI navA jamAnAnI mAgaNIne anukULa thAya e rIte konpharansa sAdhana ne zaktinA pramANamAM e bAbata kAMIka ne kAMIka karyuM che, ane hajIye e kAMIka ne kAMIka kare che. sAhityanI bAbatamAM enuM kAma vizeSa dhyAna kheMce evuM che. prathamathI ja eNe prAcIna sAhityavArasAne prakAzamAM lAvavAnI nema rAkhI che ane e dizAmAM yathAzakti paNa nakkara kAma karyuM che. sAmAjika bAbatamAM kaoNnpharanse dezamAM vikasatA jatA udAra vicArone jhIlyA ane yathAzakti pracAya paNa che. kaoNnpharansanI upara sUcavelI bhUmikAmAM saddagata mohanabhAIno zo saMbaMdha hato ane temaNe zo zo phALo Apyo, mukhyapaNe e jANavuM te ja AjanA prasaMga sAthe vizeSa saMgata che. muMbaImAM sadgata DaoN. bAlAbhAI nANAvaTInA pramukhapaNA nIce adhivezana thayuM tyAre huM pahelavahelo konpharansamAM Avelo, ema yAda che. ghaNuM karI te ja vakhate mohanabhAIno prathama paricaya thayo ane temanI ruci, pravRti tathA prakRtti vize kAMIka jANavA pAmyo. te ja vakhate mArA mana upara emane vize je sAmAnya chApa paDelI te ja chevaTa sudhI vadhAre ne vadhAre pratyakSa paricayathI spaSTa thatI gaI. meM joyeluM ke temanI prakRti jema hasamukhI tema AzAvAdI hatI. meM e paNa joyuM ke te kAMIka ne kAMIka sAruM kAma karavAnI dhagazavALA ane jAte ja kAMIka karI chUTavAnI vRttivALA hatA ane e paNa joyeluM ke jyAMthI je prApta thAya ane zIkhavAnuM maLe tyAMthI muktamane te meLavavuM ane teno yogya vinimaya karavo. muMbaInA prathama milana pachI to temanA chellA divaso sudhImAM huM ane teo eTalI badhI vAra maLyA chIe ke teno AMka smRtimAM paNa nathI. mAtra maLyA ja chIe eTaluM ja nahi, paNa sAthe kalAko lagI ane keTalIka vAra to divaso lagI rahyA chIe. sAthe pravAsa paNa karyo che. A badhA prasaMge meM e joyuM ke teo rAjakAraNa, koMgresa ke gAMdhIjI vagerenI koIpaNa carcA uparathI chevaTe kaoNnpharansanI pravRttine lagatI koI ne koI bAbata upara Ave, jANe ke emanA manamAM eka prazna ghoLAto na hoya te rIte vAta kare. mane lAgeluM ke emano prazna e che ke kaoNnpharansa zikSaNa, sAhitya ane sAmAjika sudhArAnI bAbatamAM zuM zuM karI zake ane te kAma kevI rIte pAra pADavuM ? Page #135 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 126 9 artha eka to jainasamAja vyApApradhAna, Arthika dRSTie taddana svAdhIna hoya evA loko gaNyAgAMThyA, madhyamavargIya badhA jainone kaoNnpharansamAM sammilita karavAnI dRSTi, sAdhuonA aMdaroaMdaranA pakSabheda ane tene lIdhe zrAvakavargamAM paDatI phUTanA kaoNnpharansa upara paDatA pratyAghAto; A badhuM kaoNnpharansanI dRSTi, zakti ane pravRttine maryAdita karanAruM pahelethI ja hatuM ane hajIye che. eka bAjuthI badhI dizAmAM vicArasvAtaMtryano pavana phUMkAto hoya, aneka pravRttio dezamAM vikasatI jatI hoya ane bIjI bAjuthI kaoNnpharansana e sAthe tAla meLavI na zakatI hoya to sAcA dhagazavALA kAryakartAne mUMjhavaNa thAya. evI mUMjhavaNa meM zrI mohanabhAImAM anekavAra nikhAlasapaNe pragaTa thatI joI che. atre eka bAbata dhyAnamAM rAkhavI ghaTe ke mohanabhAI vakIla hatA, paNa temanI vakIlAta evI na hatI ke temane temanI IcchA pramANe kAma karavAno AvakAza Ape. Avaka bahu maryAdita, kauTuMbika Adi prazno ghaNA, chatAM emanuM khamIra AzAvAdI, pravRttizIla ane karmaTha hatuM. vaLI emanI tabiyata paNa eTalI ja sArI. thAka to jANe lAge ja nahIM. koIkavAra jamyA pachI paNa jamavAno prasaMga Ave to teo pAchA na paDe. ene emanI niSThA paNa eTalI pAkI. koI kAma lIdhuM eTale e pUruM karyuM ja chUTako. emAM pachI UMgha ke ArAma jovAno ja nahIM. tethI ja teo kaoNnpharansanI badhI pravRttimAM pratyakSa bhAga letA ane pote rUci temaja zakti pramANe amuka kAma hAthamAM laI tene pUrA khaMtathI ane mahenatathI pAra pADatA. jo koI bIjA kAryakartA temane bheTI jAya ane tenI pAsethI kAma levAnuM zakya hoya to teo tene konpharansa sAthe sAMkaLI eka yA bIjI rIte tenI pAsethI paNa kAma levAno mArga mokaLo kare. saddabhAgye emane sAthIo ane mitro paNa sArA maLelA. saddagata motIcaMdabhAI, makanajIbhAI ane mohanalAla jhaverI vagere emanA sAthIo. jyAM emanI maMDaLI maLI ke tyAM kAMIka sarjaka vicAra thAya ja ane koI eka bIjAne pAcho na pADatAM utsAhita ja kare. A vastu meM mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayanI miTiMgomAM tathA kaoNnpharansa oNphisamAMnA milana prasaMge anekavAra joI che. mohanabhAInI aMgata pravRtti mukhyapaNe sAhityika hatI. aMgrejI, hindI, gujarAtI, prAkRta, apabhraMza ane saMskRta Adi bhASAomAM jyAM jyAM temane jaina sAhitya, tattvajJAna ke AcAra vize jANavAnuM maLe te badhAMmAMthI teo ekale hAthe saMgraha kare. vAMcanAra pote, bhASAMtara karanAra pote, prapha jonAra pote. ema potAnI badhI kRtiomAM e badhAM lakhANomAM je kAMI karavuM paDyuM che te badhuM lagabhaga temaNe potane hAthe ja karyuM che. kaoNnpharansa heralDa ane jainayuga, je te vakhate kaoNnpharansanAM mukhapatro Page #136 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMjali * 127 hatAM, tenI phAilo jozo to jaNAze ke emAM mukhya AtmA emano ja rame che. teo mane ghaNIvAra vAtavAtamAM kahetA loko lakhANone jUnA copaDA ukheLanAra ane ukelanAra tarIke gaNI TIkA kare che ke tame heralDa ane jenayugamAM A badhuM nakAmuM zuM bharI rahyA cho ?" paNa have atyAre to saune samajAya tevuM che ke mohanabhAInuM pravRttikSetra ane kAma vidvAnone keTaluM upayogI che ane tenuM mUlya keTaluM sthAyI che ! potAnA sAhityika kAmane mATe zrI mohanabhAIne aneka prAcIna hastalikhita prato meLavavI ane tapAsavI paDatI ane e mATe korTamAM rajAo paDe ke tarata ja teo e kAmamAM lAgI jatA; ane jarUra lAgatAM amadAvAda ke pATaNanA jJAnabhaMDAro jovA mATe pravAsa paNa kheDatA. rajAono upayoga ArAma mATe karavAno to vicAra ja zAno Ave ? tyAre to UlaTuM bamaNA utsAhathI bamaNuM kAma kare ane e kAmamAM kiMIka paNa uttama kRti maLI Ave to joIlo AnaMda. ahIM Avo eka prasaMga mane yAda Ave che. huM ane AcArya jinavijayajI amadAvAdamAM rahetA hatA tyAre ekavAra zrI mohanabhAI jJAnabhaMDAro zodhavA mATe amadAvAda AvelA. eka divasa teo DelAnA upAzrayano bhaMDAra jovA gayA. baporanA gayelA te rAtre agiyAra sudhI pAchA na AvyA. ame mAnyuM ke have teo nahIM Ave ane zaheramAM ja kyAMka sUI raheze. ame to badhA sUI gayA. tyAM to lagabhaga aDadhI rAte zrI mohanabhAIe bAraNAM khakhaDAvyAM ane amane jagADyA. ame joyuM ke ATalA parizrama pachI paNa emanAmAM thAka ke kaMTALAnuM nAma nahotuM. UlaTuM Aje to e evA khuza hatA ke na pUcho vAta ! khilakhilATa hasIne e kahe: "paMDitajI ! Aje to tamane priyamAM priya eka kRti maLyAnA samAcAra ApuM to mane zuM jamADazo? zuM inAma Apazo ? kaho to kharA ke Apane atipriya evI kaI kRti maLI haze ?" kahyuM : "mohanabhAI! enA inAmamAM tamane tamArA ja nAmanuM miSTAna jamADIzuM !' te divase mohanathALa banAvyo hato. pachI huM A kRti zuM hoI zake enA vicAramAM paDyo. cAra-pAMca miniTa vicAra karIne pachI meM paNa saToDiyAnI jema tukko lagAvyo, ane kahyuM ke e kRti te mahopAdhyAya zrI yazovijayajInuM jIvana jemAM thoDughaNuM paNa saMgrahAyeluM che te "sujasavelI bhAsa" hovI joIe.' A kRtino bhAga pATaNamAMthI maLelo; bAkIno bhAga meLavavA ame khUba utsuka hatA ane mohanabhAIe e ja kRti zodhI kADhI hatI. amArA AnaMdano pAra na rahyo. AvA to bIjA prasaMgo paNa ApI zakAya, paNa ahIM ene mATe eTalo vakhata nathI. Page #137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 128 * artha loyamena, vebara, yAkobI Adi jarmana vidvAnoe jaina paraMparA ne tenA sAhityane lagato itihAsa lakhavAnI pahela karI. phreMca ane aMgrejI bhASAmAM paNa jaina paraMparAne lagatA adhyayanano prAraMbha thayo, paNa bhAratIya bhASAomAM Adhunika daSTie ane saMzodhaka vidvAnone upayogI thAya e prakAranA sAhityika itihAsano ati alpa paNa mahattvano pAyo zrI mohanabhAIe nAkhyo. have to e dizAmAM mAgaNI ane jijJAsAne anurUpa evA navIna prayatno zvetAMbara ane digaMbara baMne paraMparAmAM thaI rahyA che, paNa temAMya mohanabhAInA jaina sAhityanA itihAsanuM sthAna che ja. emanI mahatI kRti, ane mArI dhAraNA sAcI hoya to, temanI tabiyata upara jIvaleNa phaTako mAranAra kRti e to jaina gurjara kavio' che. emaNe bhArata jevuM kAma ekale hAthe kevI rIte saMpanna karyuM e navAI jevuM lAge che, paNa jeNe jeNe temane e kAma karatA joyA che teo jANe che ke e kAmamAM temaNe keTalI zakti, keTalo samaya ane keTalo aMgata kharca arpita karyo che. eka rAte meM joyuM ke huM to sUI gayo chuM ane teo bAra vAgyA pachI mArI sAthenI carcA pUrI karyA bAda jAgatA beThA che. temanI bIDI ane kalama baMne samAna gatie kAma karatAM hatAM. be vAge teo sUtA. savAre mane kahyuM: "mAro rojido kAryakrama A ja che. divase vacce vikSepa Ave, paNa rAte nirAkuLatA. ekavAra temanI sAthe kaoNrTamAM gayo, tyAMya joyuM ke pUro sAthe hatAM, ane vakhata maLe ke jatA. meM dAdara, ghATakopara ane muluMda e sthaLomAM temane anekavAra kAma karatA joyA che. rAta rahe to kAma letA Ave. meM pUchyuM : "A bhAra zo ?" to kahe "pariziSTonuM kAma cAle che. na karuM to kare koNa ? ane rahI jAya.' ahIM siMghI jaina sirIjhamAM prasiddha thayela emanuM aMgrejI prastAvAnAvALuM viziSTa saMpAdana "bhAnucaMdra - siddhacaMdra koI paNa skolaranuM dhyAna kheMcyA vinA rahe tema nathI e yAda rAkhavuM ghaTe. zrI mohanabhAInI prakRti sArA kAmamAM kaMIka ne kaMIka bhAga levo ja evI hatI. ema karavAmAM teo potAnI muzkelIno vicAra bhAgye ja kare. teonI Avaka maryAdita ane kauTuMbika javAbadArIo vadhAre hatI. eno nirdeza meM pahelAM karyo ja che. ekavAra eka kAmano vicAra cAlato hato tyAre teo AvIne mane kahe, "paMDitajI, AmAM huM pAMcaso rUpiyA ApIza.' huM to sAMbhaLI ja rahyo. meM kahyuM: "mohanabhAI, tamArA mATe to A bahu kahevAya.' to kahe ke "mane A kAma pasaMda che, eTale mAre emAM bhAga levo joIe. Ama zrI mohanabhAInuM jIvana arpaNanuM jIvana hatuM e joI zakAze. Page #138 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMjali * 129 gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadanA adhivezana prasaMge teo kAMI ne kAMI jarUra lakhI mokalAve. AcAryazrI jinavijayajIe jaina sAhitya saMzodhaka zarU karyuM to mohanabhAIno emAM sakriya sAtha. zrI vADIlAla motIlAla temanA prAthamika mitra, paNa temano vizeSa ane sthAyI paricaya to aitihAsika ane taTastha dRSTivALA zrI nAthurAma premIjI tathA AcAryazrI jinavijayajI sAthe. mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayanA teo prathamathI ja eka kAryakartA, paNa temanuM mukhya pravRttikSetra prAcIna sAhityano vartamAna yuganI dRSTie uddhAra ane paricaya karAvavI te. kaoNnpharansanA eka jAgarUka kAryakartA tarIkenuM temanI sAthe saMkaLAyeluM mAruM smaraNa e jema mArA mATe madhura che tema e vize bIjAoe jANavuM e tethIya vadhAre rocaka ane upayogI paNa che. tethI eno ullekha jarA vigate karuM chuM. AnI pAchaLa daSTi e che ke kaoNnpharansanA atyAranA navIna kAryakartAo ane have pachI AvanAra peDhInA kAryakartAo kaoNnpharansanA pravRttinA eka ane mArI dRSTie mahattvanA aMgathI paricita rahe ane te dizAmAM prApta thatAM kartavyone barAbara samaje. vaLI kaoNnpharansanI e pravRttinuM bIja game tyAre vavAyuM paNa atyAre enAM je pariNAmo AvyAM che ane uttarottara vikasatAM dekhAya che tene badhA samajadAra samajI le. banArasa hindu yunivarsiTImAM jainacera sthApavAnA vicAranuM bIja to 1919nI kalakattA koMgresanI beThaka vakhate ropAyeluM paNa phaNago phUTavAno samaya 1930 pachI Avyo. zrI mohanabhAIe amadAvAdamAM ekavAra mane pUchyuM, ke "tame A bAbata taTastha kema cho ?' kahyuM: 'kaoNnpharansanA maMtrIo ane kAryakartAo bahu bhalA che. paM. mAlavIyajI jevAnA prabhAvamAM taNAI amuka vacana ApI de che, paNa kAzInI sthiti teo nathI jANatA." mohanabhAInA AgrahathI meM kahyuM ke bhale paisA mokalAvI do, paNa A zarato sAthe sUcavo. emaNe e zarato noMdhI ane muMbaI jaI banArasa sAthe patravyavahAra karyo. zarato lagabhaga svIkArAI. have jaina adhyApaka niyata karavAno prazna hato. eka bhAIne tyAM mokalyA, paNa ceranuM taMtra DAmADoLa thaI gayuM. huM pote gUjarAta vidyApITha choDI athavA kaho ke gujarAta choDI bahAra javA prathamathI ja taiyAra na hato, kaTokaTI AvatAM 1933nA julAImAM huM kAzI gayo. kAzI javA mATe huM taiyAra thayo tenI pAchaLa baLa hatuM kaoNnpharansanuM ane kaoNnpharansa eTale mArI dRSTie te vakhate sajIva kAryakartA be mohanabhAI : eka desAI bIjA jhaverI. emaNe mArA mATe badhI vadhArAnI sagavaDa ApavAnuM ApameLe bIDuM jhaDapyuM. kAzInuM taMtra to tarata goThavAyuM, paNa tenAM dUragAmI pariNAmo je AvyAM che tenuM yathAvatuM mUlyAMkana karanAra ahIM koNa che te huM nathI ja zato. AnI lAMbI kathAno atyAre samaya nathI, paNa saMkSepamAM noMdha levI asthAne nathI. chellAM 23 varSamAM kAzImAM je adhyayana-adhyApana, lekhana, saMzodhana ane Page #139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 130 * artha prakAzananI pravRtti thaI che te jainacerane AbhArI che. ene lIdhe bhaNanAra to keTalAka AvyA ane gayA paNa temAMthI keTalAkanI yogyatA ane padavI gaNanApAtra che. keTalAka jainadarzananA AcArya thayA to keTalAka sAthe sAthe ema.e. ane pIeca.DI. paNa. emAMthI pAMceka to prophesaranA uccapada upara pratiSThita che. kAzI jainaceranI bhAvanAe keTalAka asAMpradAyika mAnasa dharAvanAra paNa jaina tattvajJAna ane sAhityano utkarSa icchanAra paMjAbI bhAIone preryA ane 1937thI zrI pArzvanAtha vidyAzramanI sthApanA thaI. AgaLa jatAM jaina kalcarala ricarsa sosAyaTI sthapAI. Ama jelacera adhyApananuM kAma pUruM pADe. pArzvanAtha vidyAzrama vidyArthIone rahevA-khAvA-pIvA AdinI sagavaDa pUrI pADe, viziSTa pustakAlayanI sagavaDa Ape ane kalcarala risarca sosAyaTI suniSNAta vidvAnonA ciMtana-lekhanane mUrta rUpa Ape. A rIte A traNeya aMgo evI rIte saMkalita thayAM che ke te ekabIjAnA pUraka ane poSaka banI mAtra jaina paraMparAnI ja nahi, paNa bhAratIya-abhAratIya vidvAnonI navayugIna apekSAne amuka aMze saMtoSI rahyAM che. huM atyAre tyAMnI je saMskRta, hindI ane aMgrejImAM pustako ane patrikAo prasiddha thayAM che ane je ucca kakSAnA vidyAvartuLamAM AdarapUrvaka vaMcAI rahyAM che tenI vAdI ApavA nathI beTho. ATaluMya smaraNa ApavAno mAro uddeza eTalo ja che ke zrI mohanalAla desAInI ane jhaverInI anivArya preraNA na hota ane konpharanse mArI asAMpradAyika vidyAvRttino upayoga karavAnI udAratA pUrI rIte dAkhavI na hota temaja cerane aMgenI jarUriyAtonI mAgaNIne sarvAnumatie vadhAvI lIdhI na hota to huM kAzImAM gayo ja na hota, gayo hota to sthira thayo na hota ane krame krame tyAM je vikAsa thayo che tenI zakayatA paNa bhAgye ja AvI hota. A TUMkuM paNa Avazvaka smaraNa e sUcave che ke konpharansa sAthe ane te dvArA zrI mohanabhAI sAthe mAro zo ane kevo saMbaMdha rahyo che. jo ATaluM paNa spaSTa thayuM hota to have e kahevAnI jarUra nathI rahetI ke kaoNnpharansa dvArA taiyAra karAvela sadgata mohanabhAInA tailacitrane khulluM mUkavAnA aupacArika vidhimAM mAruM zuM sthAna che. tailacitranA anAvaraNa prasaMge tailacitramAM samAyela garbhita artha jaNAvavo ane te dvArA kaoNnpharansanI pravRttinuM dizAsUcana karavuM ane mArI Avazyaka pharaja samajuM chuM. e pharajamAMthI cUkuM to mAro ahIM AvavAno khAsa artha mArI dRSTie rahe ja nahi. tailacitra e to pratIka che. e pratIka vidyopAsanA, sAhityasevA ane niSThAnuM che. pratIkanI koI svataMtra ane nirapekSa pratiSThA hotI ja nathI. Page #140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMjali - 131 tethI pratIka dvArA ApaNe mULa vastune samajavA ane te dizAmAM ghaTatuM karavA pravRtta thaIe to ja samAraMbha e mAtra samAraMbha na rahetAM e kAryasAdhaka pagaluM banI rahe. sAmAjika sudhAraNA ane bIjA pheraphAro karAvavAnI bAbatamAM konpharansa karavA jevuM hoya to mukhyapaNe atyAre e che vahemI ane kharcALa prathAonA bhArathI kacaDAtA madhyama vargane e jALamAMthI mukti apAve evuM vAtAvaraNa taiyAra karavuM. e sivAyanA bIjA sudhArA ne pheraphAranI bAbatamAM AjanI sAmAjikatA je rIte ghaDAI rahI che ane deza-videzanAM baLo ene ghaDavAmAM je rIte kAma karI rahyAM che te jotAM e nizcita che ke jenasamAja potAnuM sAmAjika jIvana ApameLe ja e parivartana ane sudhAraNAne anukULa karI levAno. ema karyA vinA enI bIjI koI gati ja nathI. paraMtu zikSaNa ane sAhityano eka evo Agavo pradeza che ke je bAbatamAM kaoNnpharanse ghaNuM karavA jevuM che. huM dhArmika ane tattvajJAnanA cAlu zikSaNanI ke tenuM zikSaNa Ape tevA zikSako taiyAra karavAnI vAta nathI kaheto. e kAma upAzrayo ane mahesANA jevI pAThazALAo mAraphata cAlI rahyuM che ane emAM aneka munio temaja gRhasthono sahayoga paNa che. huM je zikSaNanI vAta kahevA IcchuM chuM te ucca bhUmikAnA sarvagrAhI zikSaNanI vAta che. Aje zikSaNa vyApaka banatuM jAya che. enuM UMDANa paNa ucca bhUmikAe vadhatuM jAya che. mahAvidyAlayo ane vizvavidyAlayonI saMkhyA vadhatI jAya che. ucca ane uccatara adhyayananI mAgaNI vadhatI jAya che, ane e mAgaNIne saMtoSe evA vidyArthIonI saMkhyA paNa ThIka ThIka vadhatI jAya che. tethI A samaya ApaNA mATe bahu anukULa che. jo kaoNnpharansa dharma ane tattvajJAnanA ucca bhUmikAsparzI zikSaNanI daSTie kAMIka kare to emAM ene jaza maLe tema che. A kAmanA mukhya be bhAga che : (1) taiyAra maLe evA suniSNAta ke niSNAta vidvAno dvArA viSayavAra sAhitya taiyAra karAvavuM ane sAthe sAthe mahAvidyAlayo ke vizvavidyAlayomAM pUrI yogyatAthI kAma karI zake evA thoDA paNa niSNAto taiyAra karavA-karAvavAmAM zakti kharacavI. (2) ane viSayanuM prAcIna sAhitya ApaNe tyAM che. temAMthI pasaMdagI karI viziSTa vidvAno mAraphata tenuM Adhunika dRSTie saMpAdana-prakAzana karavuM e kaoNnpharansanI pravRttinuM eka aMga hovuM joIe. pustako aneka prasiddha thAya che, paNa jJAnanI navI peDhIne saMtoSe evAM bahu virala prasiddha thAya che. prAcIna jaina sAhityanuM vizvasAhityamAM yogya mUlyAMkana thAya te mATe navI daSTie yogya hAthe tenA saMpAdanane bahu avakAza che, ane kaoNnpharansane emAM jaza maLe tema paNa che. Page #141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 13ra * artha eka bAbata dhyAnamAM rahe ke deza-videzanA koIpaNa ucca ke uccatara vidvAnono, dharma ane nAta-jAtanA bhedabhAva vinA ApaNe bhale upayoga karIe paNa e pAchaLa dRSTi e rahevI joIe ke jaina samAja potAmAMthI ja evA suniSNAtone taiyAra kare ane taiyAra hoya tene yathAsthAna goThavI pUratuM kAma Ape, jethI zikSaNa ane sAhityanI bAbatamAM badhAM ja sArvajanika kSetre samAja parAvalaMbI yA zaraNAgata jevo na rahe. atyAre to AvuM kAma karavA mATe puSkaLa sAmagrI upalabdha che. jUnI vastuonAM sarvatra navesarathI mUlyAMkano thavA lAgyAM che. eka amerikana prophesara prAcIna gujarAtI bhASAnA zAlibhadrarAsanuM saMpAdana karavA prerAya te zuM sUcave che ? huM to jouM chuM ke Aje hemacaMdra pharI jIvatA thAya che. Aje sArA sAhityanI ane sArA vidvAnonI khoTanI ghaNI vAto thAya che, paNa Aje have A khoTa eTalI moTI nathI. jo jovA iccho to sAruM jaina sAhitya ane jaina sAhityanA ucca koTinA vidvAno paNa ApaNe tyAM che ja - pachI bhale pramANamAM kadAca ochA hoya, paNa A rIte jovA jANavAnI kone paDI che ? saddagata zrI motIcaMdabhAInA smArakanuM phaMDa thayeluM che, eno upayoga prAcIna sAhityanA navA graMthonA saMzodhana - saMpAdana pAchaLa thavo haju bAkI che. phaMDa ekaThuM karavuM eka vAta che. eno upayoga karavo e bIjI vAta che. e mATe to daSTi ane udAratA baMne joIe. bhAratanA nAka samA muMbaIno ja vicAra karo, ke ahIM jaina sAhityanA kendra jevuM kaMI ApaNe UbhuM karyuM che? koIne jaina tattvajJAna, sAhitya ke kalAnA viSayamAM muMbaImAM jANavuM hoya to e viSayano niSNAta - ekasparTa kahI zakAya evo eka paNa vidvAna ahIM che kharo ? vaLI Aje mAnavatA, rASTrIyatA ane keLavaNIno vikAsa je rIte thaI rahyo che teno ApaNe vicAra karavo joIe. AmAM vikAsa be mArge thaI zake: eka to samAjane ucca saMskAro ApavA; ane bIjo anaitikatAno tyAga karavo. anaitika dhana laIne pustaka, maMdira ke mUrti karavAM e bhAratIya saMskRtine zobhe nahIM, jenone to e muddala zobhe nahIM. anekAMtano vikAsa karavAnI ane enA marmane jIvanamAM utArIne samabhAva, sahiSNutA ane udAratA keLavavAnI jarUra che. samAjamAM AvA saMskAronuM siMcana karavAmAM, dharma ane tattvajJAnanA ucca zikSaNano pracAra karavAmAM ane ucca koTinuM sAhitya pragaTa karavAmAM kaoNnpharansa ghaNuM Page #142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ aMjali - 133 ghaNuM karI zake ema che. sadgata zrI mohanalAla dezAIe A bAbatamAM kaoNnpharansa dvArA pahela karI che, ane ApaNe mATe kartavyanI dizA sUcavI che. have e dizAne vikasAvavA ane samRddha ka2vAmAM ja emanuM kharuM smaraNa raheluM che ema sau koI svIkAraze. ATalA prAsaMgika nivedanane aMte saddagata zrI mohanabhAInI niSThA ane sAhityasevAne aMjali ApI, mane zAMtipUrvaka sAMbhaLavA badala Apa saune AbhAra mAnI huM mAruM vaktavya pUruM karuM chuM." - jaina, 21 julAI 1956 * tA. 15-7-1956 ne ravivAranA roja saddagata zrI mohanalAla da. dezAInA tailacitranI anAvaraNavidhi prasaMge ApeluM vaktavya. Page #143 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 22. eka bIjA mistrI trIjA aMkamAM DaoN. hariprasAde mistrI somanAtha bhUdhara viSe mAhitI ApI che. Aje tevA ja eka bIjA mistrInI mAhitI prasthAnanA vAcakone bheTa karavAmAM Ave che. A uparathI ApaNA deza ane jAtino prAcIna vAraso temaja eka viSayanI satata laganI ane UMDANa je darekanA jIvanamAM Avazyaka che, te jovAmAM Avaze. chellAM be varSa thayAM A mistrIno paricaya mane thayo ane te anekavAra. vizeSatA e hatI ke mistrI jyAM rahe che, ane kAma kare che tyAM ja huM raheto hato. AkhA divasamAM ghaNIye vAra sAthe besuM ane teonI kArIgarI tathA prAcIna anubhavo viSe pUchuM, paNa te vakhate A paricaya lakhavAnI kalpanA na hatI tethI keTalIka bAbata rahI gayelI che. hamaNAM eka mitra mAraphata puchAvI jANI lIdhI. te uparathI A TUMka paricaya lakhuM chuM. mistrInuM nAma nArAyaNadAsa. temanA bApanuM nAma ghelAbhAI. te jAte vAMjhA sutAra ane asalathI jAmanagaranA rahevAsI che. nArAyaNadAsanI uMmara hamaNAM 70 varSanI che. parivAramAM teone phakta eka putrI che. je jUnAgaDha tarapha rahe che. eTale atyAre to vRddha mistrI ekalA ja che. teone hUMpha hoya to phakta potAnI kArIgarInI ja. meM vAtacItamAM kyAreya teonI bIjA putraghelA lokonI peThe chokaro na hovAnI phariyAda sAMbhaLI nathI. jyAre beso tyAre teo pAsethI kArIgarInI prasanna vAto sAMbhaLo. ATha varSanI uMmare nArAyaNadAse potAnA bApa pAse vAMsalo, karavata ane sAraDIno pATha zarU karelo. 13 varSanI uMmara thatAM teoe eka bIjA mistrIne guru banAvyA. e mistrI jAte gujara sutAra - ane nAme kezavajI kAnajI, jAmanagaranA ja rahevAsI. A mistrI pAse nArAyaNadAse nakazInuM kAma zIkhavA mAMDayuM. A kAma teo ra3 varSanI uMmara sudhI zIkhatA rahyA. ane pAMca varSanI pUrva taiyArI temaja daza varSano satata yoga, kula paMdara varSanA abhyAsane aMte teo nakazAmAM niSNAta thayA; ane jIvanakSetramAM paga mUkyo. teoe potAnI prathama kRti jAmanagaramAM vrajanAtha mahArAjanI havelImAM banAvI. e kRti te rUpAno hiMDoLo, ane sonAnuM pAraNuM. A kAma karavAmAM teone mAsika 15 rUpiyA pagAra maLato. tyArabAda rAjakoTa darabAra Page #144 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ eka bIjA mistrI - 135 mATe 6 rUpAnI khurazIo, 1 rUpAno koca ane eka rUpano chatra-palaMga mAsika rUA. 3ranA pagAre banAvyAM. tyArabAda jAmanagaramAM ja puruSottama jasarAja laTheTavALA maMdiranAM rUpAnA kamADo, rUpAnAM siMhAsana ane ThAkurajInA be lAkaDAnA ghoDA ane be hAthI banAvyA. tyAra pachI jUnAgaDha darabAramAM, jasA jAmanA darabAramAM, kisanagaDha darabAramAM, sonA, rUpA ane lAkaDAnA nakazIvALA aneka namUnA teoe banAvyA. hAthIdAMta upara paNa teoe ghaNuM kAma karyuM che. kadAca Aje AmAMnA ghaNA namUnAo vilAyatamAM amIronA mahelo zobhAvatA haze. mistrInA lAkaDA uparanA nakazIkAmanA namUnA tarIke amadAvAda svAmInArAyaNanA maMdiramAM gaNapatinI mUrti che. jainamaMdiro paNa teonI kRtithI bhUSita che. Aje jiMdagInA chevaTanA bhAgamAM samagra anubhavanA pAripAkarUpe potAnI kArIgarI e mistrI eka jaina maMdiramAM dAkhala kare che. A maMdira lAkaDAnuM ane tenuM khokhuM rUpAnuM che. maMdira karAvanAra jAmanagaranA jANItA gRhastha zeTha kezavajI mANeka che. e zeTha jevA artharakSaka meM bahu ochA joyA che, chatAM teo mane vAraMvAra kahetA ke AvA vRddha anubhavI mistrInI kArIgarI game tema karIne paNa sAcavI ja levI, ene ja dRSTithI mArA snehI zeThe A maMdiranuM kAma karAvavA mAMDyuM che. zeTha pote ja ekalA khaMtIlA nathI paNa teonuM AkhuM kuTuMba A maMdiranI racanA mATe mamatva dharAve che. te eTale sudhI ke AkhuM kuTuMba A mistrIne vRddha pitArUpe agara vRddha gururUpe mAnI teonI badhI paricaya uThAve che. mistrIne mAsika rU. 125 maLe che ane khAnapAna vagerenI badhI pUrI sagavaDa. paNa zeTha jevA kuzaLa tevA mistrI kRtajJa. gayA varSamAM mistrIne nyUmoniyA thayo, zeThe potAnA pitA jeTalI ja sevA karI; svaupakAra ane paropakAra baMne hatAM. maMdiranuM kAma hajI cAle ja che. zeThanA samagra kuTuMbanI sevAthI mistrI bacI gayA. ekavAra meM pUchyuM, dAdA? pagAra zyo lo cho ? teono uttara eka gaMbhIra tapasvI jevo hato. mAsika rUA. 125 che, paNa A kuTuMbe haMmezAM, ane mArI jIvaleNa bImArImAM je sevA karI che te jotAM huM kazuM ja kahI zakato nathI, delavADAnAM prasiddha maMdiro banAvanAra kArIgaronI anupamAdevI'e savAre zIro khavaDAvavAnI ane tApaNI tapAsavAnI sevA itihAsamAM vAMcelI. ukta zeThane tyAM A mistrInI evI ja sevA najare joI che. mistrInI ATalI vRddha uMmare je kAryatatparatA che te acaMbo pamADe tevI che. rAtanA bAra bAra vAgyA sudhI ane ghaNIvAra to jyAre UMgha UDe tyAre nakazA ja cItaratA hoya. AgaLa karavAnA namUnAo vicArI kAgaLa upara goThavatA hoya. savAre zeThane batAve ane mana maLyuM ke vaLI Akho divase e bhoMyarAmAM potAnAM jIvanasAthI Page #145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 136 * artha kImatI ojAro sAthe kArIgarIno yoga sAdhavA maMDI jAya. meM ghaNIvAra joyuM ke e kAmanI jhaMkhanAmAM mistrI dUdha ane bhojana sudhdhAMno vakhata bhUlI jAya. teonuM maMdira lagabhaga pUruM thavA AvyuM che. badhI kuzaLatA emAM ja reDavAno mistrIno irAdo meM ghaNIvAra teone moDhethI sAMbhaLyo che; paNa e vyavahArakuzaLa zeTha ghaNIvAra kahe che ke bahu ja UMDANamAM UtaravA jatAM rakhe A chellI kRti jevuM maMdira mistrInA vRddhatvane lIdhe adhUruM rahI jAya. mistrI mane kahetA ke koI zIkhatuM ja nathI, nahIM to je icche tene zikhavADuM chuM. je Ave che te thoDA divasamAM ja dhIraja choDI cAlato thAya che. kharekhara AvI kArIgarI zIkhavA icchanAramAM sthiratA ane sevAparAyaNatA hovA joIe, nahi to A yoga sAdhI zakAya nahi. mistrInI kArIgarInA phoTAo levA joIe ane prasthAnanA pAThakone bheTa dharavA joIe. e kAma hajI bAkI ja che. mistrInI aneka nAnI-moTI kRtio je je maMdiromAM, rAjamahelomAM ane gRhasthone tyAM rahI haze te jovAlAyaka che. je mANasa A kalAno kharo zokhI hoya te ekataraphI pothAMnI mAthAphoDamAMthI mukti meLavI AvA mistrInI upAsanA kare to hajIye kharI prAcIna vastu sAcavI zakAya tema che. atyAre jAmasAheba ane anya rAjAo bahumUlya namUnAothI ja potAnAM bhavano zaNagAre che. potAnA dezano jUno, kImatI ane sasto vAraso Ama naSTa thAya che. e jAgRta kalA-bhaktone mATe duHkhada bInA che. - prasthAna, phAgaNa 1982 Page #146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 23. sva. lADubahenanI jIvanarekhA pAlaNapuravAsI jaina to evo bhAgye ja haze ke je lADubahenane na jANato hoya. bIjA paNa ghaNAM zaheranA aneka jaino ane khAsa karIne vidyApremI jaino lADubahenane jANe che, evo mAro anubhava che. thoDA divasa pahelAM e suzIlAbahenanuM avasAna aNadhArI ane aniSTa rIte thayuM e bInA jeo temanA paricayamAM AvyA hoya teone duHkha Ape tevI che. e bahena vidyApriya, cAritrazIla ane sevAparAyaNa hovA chatAM teoe nadImAM DUbI AtmaghAta karavAno vicAra kema karyo haze e prazna eka koyaDA jevo lAge che, paNa chellA savA varSa thayAM jeo temanA sahaja paNa paricayamAM AvyA hatA teone e praznano ukela teTalo ja sahelo che. savAvarSa thayAM teone cittabhrama jevuM thayeluM. zarIra ane mana divase divase khUba ja nabaLAM paDatAM gayAM. ane khAsa karIne mAnasika sthiti upara temano kAbU bahu ja ocho thaI gayo. saMkalpabaLa, nizcayazakti, ane daDhatA je emanAM jIvanamAM khAsa tattvo hatAM te bahu ja ghaTI gayAM. tenI asara zarIra upara khUba thaI. temane kSaNe kSaNe ema ja lAgatuM ke huM have jagata mATe upayogI nathI, balka bojArUpa chuM. A AtmaglAnI dUra karavAnA aneka prayatno temanA paricita guNAnurAgIoe ane temanAM kuTuMbIoe karyA, paNa niSphaLa. lagabhaga chellA be mAsa thayA temanI mAnasika sthiti sudhare evA hetuthI zeTha amaracaMda talakacaMdanAM putravadhu gaMgAsva. maNibahena muMbaIthI amadAvAda AvelAM. eka mAsa thayA to teo satyAgraha AzramanI najIka, jyAM zrI gaMgAbahena bAlAbhAI maMchAcaMda rahetAM hatAM tyAM jaI rahelAM. maNibahenanI mAphaka gaMgAbahena paNa lADubahenanAM sahRdaya dharmabahena. ane vaLI tyAM jaI rahevAmAM AzramanuM prasanna vAtAvaraNa, mahAtmAjInuM prasanna vAtAvaraNa, mahAtmAjInuM pravacana ane sevAkArya e badhAMno lAbha maLe ane kadAca lADubahenanI mAnasika sthiti sudhare tevo udAtta hetu hato. paNa dhAryuM konuM thAya che? bIjI badhI bAbatamAM sAvadhAna ane zANapaNa dharAvanAra e bahenane potAnA jIvana viSe nirAzAno UMDAmAM UMDo bhrama hato te chevaTe jIva laIne ja gayo. e bhrame pahelA paNa anekavAra temane AtmaghAta karavA prerelAM, paNa bheda khullo paDI javAthI te badhA prayatno niSphaLa gayelA. jyAre kALa Ave che ane avazya bhAvi hoya che, tyAre sAvadhAna Page #147 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 138 - ardhya paNa bhUlI jAya che. teonA jIvananI chellI rAte pAse rahenAra ane sAvadhAna thaI saMbhALa rAkhanAra darekane bhUlavyAM. bIjAMo UMghatAM hatAM tyAre e bahene nadInuM chevaTanuM zaraNa lIdhuM. nirAzAnA bhrama sivAyanI e bahenanI badhI manovRttio keTalI zuddha ane samabhAvazIla hatI tenI sAkSI te bahenano maLI Avelo chello patra ja che. A patra jyAre bIje divase mahAtmAjIne Apyo tyAre teoe vAMcIne kahyuM ke "patra pUro samabhAva ane DahApaNathI bharelo che. ATalI jAgRtithI patra lakhanAra e bAI kadAca jIvatI paNa maLI Ave.' paNa e AzA vyartha hatI. chevaTa teonuM mRta zarIra nadImAMthI maLI AvyuM* ane tene agnisaMskAra karavAmAM Avyo. avasAnane lagatI ATalI TUMka hakIkata ApyA pachI teonA jIvanano thoDo paricaya asthAne nahi gaNAya. lADubahenane bAlyAvasthAmAM ja vaidhavya prApta thayeluM. Aje teonI uMmara cALIsa varSathI ochI na hatI. teonA zvasurapakSanuM pArekha kuTuMba jANItuM che. teono pitRpakSa paNa teTalo ja khAnadAna che. zvasura ane pitR e baMne pakSanI lADubahena pratye khUba mamatA hatI. eTaluM ja nahi, paNa e bahenamAM keTalIka evI asAdhA2Na vizeSatAo hatI ke jene lIdhe ekavAra teNInA paricayamAM AvanAra teNInA guNathI mugdha ja banI jAya. e vizeSatAomAM vinaya ane svArpaNavRtti mukhya hatAM. lADubahenanA vicAramAM, vyavahAramAM ane bhASaNamAM, uddhatapaNuM kadI paNa joyuM hoya evI eka paNa vyakti maLavI durlabha che. potAnI nAnA hoya ke moTA hoya, nokara hoya ke majUra hoya, dareka sAthe mRdutAthI ane hasate cahere ja haMmezAM bolavAnuM. teonI svArpaNavRtti to meM mArI jiMdagImAM anyatra bhAgye ja joI haze. teonI game tevavI kImatI vastu paNa levA AvanA2 mATe mAtra vastu ja nahi paNa koI bImAra ke bIjI rIte duHkhI hoya to tenI tana-mana-dhanathI sevA karI chUTavuM e ja e bAIno jIvanamaMtra. cAlu varSanA me mAsamAM khare bapore eka nAnu gadheDuM taddana azakta sthitimAM khetaramAM paDeluM. tyAra e bahene eka vidyArthIne sAthe laI tene uThAvI chAMyaDAmAM mUkI tene khorAka-pANIthI khUba ja saMtoSavA prayatna karelo. e A lekhakanI jANamAM che. ekavAra pAsenA gAma mAdalapuramAM eka bAI bImAra hovAthI ane na UThI zakavAnI vAta sAMbhaLatAM ja rAtrie tyAM davA laI javA ane AkhI rAta tenI sevAmAM rahevA tatpara thayelAM. koI vidyArthI ke anya bImAra paDe tyAre lADubahene UMgha hoya ja nahi. kAM to e bImAranuM * lADubahenanuM A mRta zarIra, temanA mRtyunA bIjA divase baporanA vakhate usamAnapurAnI nIce nadImAM vahetuM dRSTigocara thayuM hatuM ane tene nadInA bharapUra pravAhamAMthI kAMThe ANavAnuM vIratA ane sAhasabhareluM bhAre kAma, purAtattvamaMdiranA maMtrI bhAIzrI rasikalAla parIkhanA laghubaMdhu bhAIzrI savAIlAle bajAvyuM hatuM. e 17 varSanA zUra bALake e kArya mATe je parAkrama batAvyuM hatuM te kharekhara Azcarya ane abhimAna upajAve tevuM hatuM. - jinavijya. Page #148 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sva. lADubahenanI jIvanarekhA 0 139 mAthuM dabAvatAM hoya ke paga. A sevAvRtti paNa teonI kAMI kaLiyugI nahotI. kaLiyugamAM svajano sAthe aNabanAva ane parajano sAthe sneha hovAno je niyama kahevAya che te A bAImAM kadIye koIe anubhavyo haze ema huM nathI mAnato. e bAI to sasarAnuM kAma hoya ke sAsunuM jeThANInuM hoya ke jeThanuM, bhAIo, bhojAIo ke bIjAM game tenuM kAma hoya, mAtra kartavyabuddhithI tene karI ja chUTe. kharekhara e bAIe vinaya, maitrI ane arpaNavRttinI pAramitA sAdhelI. paNa e bAInA jIvanamAM bIjo eka asAdhAraNa guNa evo hato je bahu ja ochAM strI - puruSomAM hoya che. te guNa jijJAsAno-vidyA meLavavAno aDhAravarSa pahelAMnA mArA prathama paricaya vakhate meM e bahenane saMskRtano abhyAsa karatA pAlaNapuramAM joyelAM. AjakAlanA abhyAsano, zArIrika kAmakAja choDI ArAmavRti zodhavAno doSa e bAImAM aMza paNa nahoto. ghere gharanA kAmamAM ane bIjA vakhate satata abhyAsa karatAM meM joyelAM teonI A jijJAsAvRtti pAlaNapuranI koDIbaMdha bahenomAM ane laghu kanyAomAM dAkhala thayelI. badhI bahenone e bahena bhaNAve. bhaNavA prere ane duHkhI vidhavAone sAco dilAso paNa Ape. pAlaNapuranI kanyAzALA e te vakhatenI badhI jaina kanyAzALAomAMnI AkarSaka ane Adarza zALA. aneka kanyAo saMskRta bhaNe, zuddha bole, ana lakhe. A badhuM vAtAvaraNa e lADubahenanA anukaraNanuM pariNAma hatuM. lADubahena to kAvya, nyAya, karmagraMthAdi prakaraNo, hiMdI ane chevaTe thoDuM aMgrejI sudhdhAM zIkhelAM. teo muMbaImAM jAya ke kalakattA, pUnA hoya ke amadAvAda, koI saMsthAmAM gayA hoya ke kuTuMbane tyAM teono svAdhyAya chUTe ja nahi. kAma karavuM ane abhyAsa karavo e be teonI DAbI-jamaNI AMkha hatI. chellA varSanI cittabhramanI sthitimAM paNa e be guNo satata jAgatA A lekhake anubhavyA che. anekavAra manAI karyA chatAM UMgha na Ave tyAre lagabhaga AkhI rAta besI kAMI ne kAMI vAMcatAM teone joyAM che. cittabhrama vakhate paNa smRti to addabhuta hatI. iMgliza ane saMskRta vAcana mArA mATe karatAM hoya tyAre ghaNIvAra arthakalpanA teonI ja kAma Ape. paNa A uparAMta teoe uparanuM sAhitya vAMcavAnI takapaNa jatI karI na hatI. chellA mAsamAM, AzramamAM cAlatA hiMdI kalAsamAM te jatAM. hiMdI lekhana, vAcana ane arthajJAna joI zikSaka surendrajIne kahevuM paDeluM ke lADubahena to svayaM zikSikApadane yogya che. satyAgraha AzramanuM eka paNa strI, puruSa ke bALaka evo bhAgye ja haze. ke je lADubahenane na jANatuM hoya. ATalI badhI zaktionI jAgRti chatAM durdeve teonA manamAM eka ja bhrama thaI Avyo ane te eka mAruM jIvana nirarthaka che. A bhrama e teono kALa hato ema kahevuM joIe. teonA guNathI mugdha thayelAM teonAM mAtra kuTuMbIo ja nahi paNa teonA Page #149 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 140 0 ardhya guNAnurAgI taTastha snehIoe paNa teonI smRti kAyama rAkhavA kAMIka vicAra karyo che e khuzInI vAta che, strIjAtinuM sthAna ane tene lIdhe sAmAjika gaurava nahi samajanAra keTalAka puruSo ane keTalIka strIonA bhaNavAthI zuM? bhaNIne zuM ukALyuM ? juone bhaNyA pachI paNa AtmaghAtano prasaMga ! to pachI na bhaNavuM e zuM khoTuM che ? A kathana ajJAna ane adhIrajamAMthI udbhave che. tethI zuM puruSajAtimAM kAMI truTi ke doSa dekhAtA ja nathI ? jo khUba bhaNatara chatAM puruSomAM kaleha, kaMkAsa, mArAmArI, lobha, lAlaca ane avicAritA dekhAya che to e doSathI strIjAti bacI ja javI joIe evI AzA rAkhavI te zuM vadhAre paDatuM nathI ? vaLI ekadA koI kissAmAM saheja aniSTa aMza Ave to tene AgaLa karI ke moTuM rUpa AthI bIjA iSTa aMzonI kiMmata na AMkavI e zuM nyAyabuddhi kahevAya ? eka jhaverInI dukAnamAM koI kAraNasara khAdha AvI eTale jhaverAtanA dhaMdhAno doSa ? dAktarI ke dezI ilAja karavA chatAM koI eka jIvI na zake tethI zuM e ilAjo pRthvI uparathI nirmULa karI nAkhavA ? A uparathI ApaNe eTaluM ja kahI zakIe ke jJAnanuM phaLa maLe ja che. paNa sAthe pUrvArjita karma jo baLavAna hoya to te karma paNa bhogavyA vinA chUTatAM nathI. astu. A to eka prAsaMgika vAta thaI. lADubahenanA jIvananA pariNAme pAlaNapuranA strI ane kanyAvargamAM kAMIka jijJAsA udbhavI che. nirAlaMbana vidhavA bahenomAM jJAnAlaMbana laI te mArge jIvana prazasta banAvavAnI vRtti pedA thaI che. potAnI taddana dIna avasthAnuM bhAna prakaTyuM che, ane alpAMze paNa svAzrayI vRtti jAgI che. saikAo thayAM aTakI gayeluM buddhinuM vaheNa cAlu thayeluM che. jo eTalA aMzo e bAInA jIvanane pariNAme thoDA thoDA pramANamAM paNa pragaTyA hoya to ema koNa kahI zake ke strInI keLavaNI niSphaLa che ? lADubahenanA saMbaMdhamAM ghaNuM ja lakhavA jevuM che paNa A sthaLe ATaluM lakhavuM paNa vadhAre ja kahevAya. AzA che, ke A saMkSipta paricaya vAMcanAra paNa e bAInA paralokagata AtmAnI zAntiprArthanAmAM potAno mAnasika phALo Apaze. [ pAlaNapura' patrikAnA zrAvaNa mAsanA aMkamAM paM. zrI sukhalAlajIe Alekhela. ] Page #150 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 24. tejomUrti bhaginI pazyatyacakSuH sa zRNotyakarNaH (zvetA.) vApi nA vaI vIsathI vadhAre varSa thayAM haze, meM prasiddha hiMdI patrikA "sarasvatI'mAM zrImatI helananuM saMkSipta paNa adbhuta puruSArtha ane pratibhAnuM sUcaka jIvanacitra vAMceluM. tyAre ja e bahena tarapha mAruM AkarSaNa sahajabhAve thayuM. ene viSe vadhAre vigatavALI spaSTa mAhitInI mArI jijJAsA adyapi jAgarita ja hatI. paNa mArA maryAdita jIvana ane kAryakSetramAM ene saMtoSavAnI taka mane maLI na hatI. teTalAmAM gata me mAsamAM zrIyuta gopAladAsabhAIe mane eka divasa kahyuM ke, vardhAthI maganabhAI puchAve che ke temaNe zrImatI helananI jIvanakathAno gujarAtI anuvAda karyo che te tamane arpaNa karavA icche che, ne jo te svIkAro to tenA prAraMbhamAM tame svIkArarUpe kAMIka lakhI Apo ema paNa icche che. meM tarata ja kahyuM, "huM e vAMcI pachI hA nA kahuM. jo enA vAcana pachI jarA paNa mane lakhavAno mAro adhikAra jaNAze to avazya kAMIka lakhIza." mane tarata ja anuvAdanA pharamA maLyA. mAruM ghaNAM varSa pahelAMnuM zrImatI helana pratyenuM AkarSaNa ane tenA jIvana viSenI jijJAsA e baMne eTalAM badhAM tIvrapaNe sajIva thaI gayAM ke, te vakhatanA cAlu lekhana ane satata mananakAryanA pravAho mArA manane bIjI dizAmAM jatAM rokI zakyA nahIM. kAMIka aMze samazIla jIvanakathA sAMbhaLatAM ja aneka vicAro UbharAyA. paNa ahIM to maryAdAnusAra TUMkamAM ja patAvavuM yogya che. anukULatA rahI to kayAreka mArA potAnA vidyAvyavasAya viSenI jIvanasmRti lakhavAnI icchA mUrta thaze. zrImatI helanane tejomUrti ane bhaginI' evAM be vizeSaNo ApyAM che, te sAbhiprAya che. enI jIvanakathAmAM pade pade puruSArtha ane pratibhAnA teja sivAya bIjuM kAMI ja dRSTigocara nathI thatuM. enA puruSArtha ane pratibhArUpa tejanA aMbAramAM enI zarIramUrti abhuta thaI jAya che. aneka rIte judAI hovA chatAM uMmara ane samAnazIlatAnI dRSTie meM ene ApeluM "bhaginI' e vizeSaNa enI sAtheno mAro sAdaya-saMbaMdha ThIka ThIka vyakta karI zake. Page #151 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1420 ardhya helanane darzana, zravaNa ane vAcananI traNe zaktio eka ja sAthe ane te paNa cheka zaizavakALathI gaI, jyAre mArI to mAtra darzanazakti gayelI ane te paNa grAmyazALAsulabha mAtRbhASAnA pUrA abhyAsa temaja AjubAjunAM badhA dRzya padArthonA patyakSa, avalokana temaja tatsaMbaMdhI bhASA ane lekhanavyavahAra siddha thayA pachI lagabhaga paMdareka varSanI uMmare. indriyavaikalya ane te prApta thavAnI uMmaranI dRSTie helana mArA karatAM aneka gaNI vadhAre lAcAra, vadhAre baMdhanavALI kharI. paNa deza, kuTuMba ane bIjA saMyogonI dRSTie tenuM sthAna mArA karatAM aneka gaNuM vadhAre sAdhanasaMpanna ane vadhAre svataMtra. kayAM amerikA ke jyAM janmathI rASTra, samAja, artha ane baMdhanone sparza ja nahIM, ane kayAM hiMdustAna ke jyAM tevAM baMdhano vinA bIjo sahaja anubhava ja nahIM ? kyAM helananA kauTuMbika saMyogo ane kayAM mArA ? enAM mAtApitA ene vAste dareka jAtano mArga taiyAra karavA buddhipUrvaka badhuM sarvasva home che, jyAre mArA pratye pUrNa sadicchAvALA paNa mArA vaDIlo svayaM vidyAhIna hoI mArA vikAsamArganI koIpaNa dizA svayaM jANavA temaja koI jaNAve to te samajavA che ke je asamartha. kayAM iMdriyavikala mAnavabaMdhuone vividha rIte zikSita ane saMskArI banAvavA kAma karatA akhUTa dhIrajavALA tapasvI zikSakothI zobhatI tapobhUmi jevI amerikAnI apaMga zikSaNasaMsthAo; ane kyAM apaMgane anupayogI samajI tenA duHkha pratyenI sAcI sahAnubhUtithI be nisAsA nAkhI, bahu to tene kAMIka dAna ApI saMtoSa mAnanAra, paNa e apaMganI upayogitA ane tenA vikAsamArganI zakayatAnA vicArathI cheka ja ajANa ane azraddhALu, evA pauruSahIna puruSonI jananI kahevAtI karmabhUmi AryAvarta ? eka dezamAM jAtithI abaLA gaNAtI ane traNa traNa iMdriyothI vikala evI apaMga vyaktine potAnuM suSupta badhuM baLa pragaTAvavAnI pUrI taka maLe che. ne te e dvArA potAnI jAtane AkhA vizvamAM mAnya banAve che; tyAre bIjA dezamAM apaMganI temaja abaLAonI vAta ja zuM, pauruSavAna gaNAtA pUrvAMga puruSo sudhdhAMne, pazutAmAMthI mukta thavAnI ane mAnavatA pragaTavavAnI ochI ane najIvI taka che. Atmika dRSTie nahIM paNa deza ane saMyogonI dRSTie amerikA ane hindustAna vacce je aMtara che, te helana ane mArA jIvananI aneka zaktionA AvirbhAvamAM vyakata thAya che. eTalI nAnI uMmare traNa traNa iMdriyothI vikala e bAlikA 21 varSanI uMmare potAnuM abhyAsaviSayaka je jIvanacitra kheMce che tenI to mane tethI bamaNAM varSe paNa bahu ochI kalpanA AvI che. vizvanA ane tene grahanA2 iMdriyanA paNa traNa vibhAga kalpI zakAya. dazya sthULa vizva, ke jene bhautika yA vyakta vizva kahI zakAya, tene netra Adi pAMca bahiriMdriya jANI zake che; dRzya sUkSma vizva, ke jene avyakta bhautika vizva kahI zakAya, tene - Page #152 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tejomUrti bhaginI * 143 aMtariMdriya vA mana kalpI jANI zake che; badhAthI para evA adazya caitanya vizvane to mAtra prajJA-iMdriya adhyAtmandriya ja sparzI zake. pratyeka manuSyamAM taratamabhAve paNa trividha iMdriyasAmarthya hoya che. pUrNapaNe bahiriMdriya saMpanna hoya te bahiridriyo dvArA khorAka meLavI, pachI temAM aMtaridriya dvArA praveza karI, vividha bhAvonuM anusaMdhAna ane Akalana kare che. moTebhAge bahiriMdriyo sthULa viSayomAM ja mANasane bAMdhI rAkhatI hoI, tenI aMtariMdriyazakti pramANamAM ochI khIle che. alabatta, emAM sAdhaka ane vizeSa sAdhakanA apavAdo to che ja. AthI bahiridriyonI pUrI saMpatti dharAvanAra moTAbhAgane bAhya vizvanA badhA vyavahAra pUratI yatheSTa sagavaDa prApta hovA chatAM, tenI aMtariMdriyazaktinuM jAgaraNa pramANamAM ochuM rahe che. tethI UlaTuM, eka ke tethI vadhAre bahiridriyonI vikalatAvALA mAnavane, bAhya vizvagrahaNa ane tenA Avazyaka vyavahAra pUratI pUrepUrI agavaDa hovA chatA, je te tIvra prayatna seve to tenI aMtariMdriyazaktinuM jAgaraNa pramANamAM vadhAre thAya che. kAraNa, AvI vyaktine bAhya vizva sAtheno badho ja vyavahAra sAdhavAnI bahiridriyasaMpatti adhUrI hovAthI tene tenI khoTa, aMtaridriyano vadhAre upayoga karI prApta bahiridriyano vizeSa vikAsa sAdhavA dvArA, pUravI paDe che. A prayatnanAM be pariNAma Ave che. eka to, khUTatI iMdriyanuM badhuM kArya karavAnuM sAmarthya prApta iMdriya ke iMdriyomAM prakTa che; ane bIjuM, aMtaridriyanuM sAmarthya paNa kAMIka judI ja paNa vadhAre AkarSaka rIte AvirbhAva pAme che. zrImatI helananI vikAsakathA ukta siddhAMtano purAvo che. bAhya vizvamAM pravezavAnAM enAM agatyanAM traNa iMdriyadvAro baMdha, ane chatAMya emAM ene pravezavAno prabaLa utsAha temaja puruSArtha, tethI eNe e badhuM kAma aMtariMdriya upara bhAra mUkI sAdhyuM. pariNAme, prApta ghANa ane sparzana iMdriya dvArA ja eNe bhautika vizvamAM pravezavAnAM enAM traNe baMdhanone vaTAvI mArga karyo. enI ghANa ane sparzane zaktimAM evuM jAduI baLa pragaTyuM ke, te e be iMdriyo dvArA ja pAMce iMdriyonuM kAma levA lAgI. bIjI bAju, tene A badhuM kArya aMtariMdriya upara bhAra ApIne ja karavAnuM hovAthI, tenI e zakti eTalI badhI tIvra khIlelI dekhAya che ke, jyAre te koI dazya, zravya ke spRzya padArthanuM varNana kare che. agara tenA bhAvonuM varNana kare che, tyAre te vAMcatA te iMdriyavikala che e bhAna bhUlI javAya che. A uparAMta tenI prajJA indriyano eTalo badho vikAsa thayo che ke, te dizakAlAtIta sadAsthAyI bhAvonuM jyAre citraNa kare che tyAre te jANe tenAM upamA ane rUpaka Adi alaMkAro dvArA kavivara TAgoranuM anugamana karatI hoya ema lAge che. puruSArthanI mUrti helane chevaTe e vikAsa dvArA pANInuM baMdhana to toDyuM ja. iMdriyo paraspara ekabIjAnI zoka jevI che. je jAgatI ane baLavatI te bAkInI iMdriyonuM sAmarthya pUrNapaNe khIlavAmAM ADI Ave. netra saumAM baLavAna. eno saMcaraNa Page #153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 * artha ane kArya-pradeza ati vizALa, tethI mANasa netra hoya to tenAthI ja kAma le. ane saMbhava hoya tyAM paNa sparzana ane ghANathI kAma levAnI mAthAphoDamAM na paDe. paNa daivayoge netranuM sAmarthya jAya tyAre badho bojo sparzana thrANa upara paDatAM ja tenI gupta zaktio bahAra AvI te iMdriyo ja netranuM pradhAnatva meLavI le che, ane netravAnanI kalpanAmAM paNa AvI na zake evAM camatkArI kAryo sparzana iMdriya paNa batAvI de che. helananI sparzana iMdriya A vAtano purAvo che. e rUnA dalAlo hAthamAMnA gaNyAgAMThyA saMketo oLakhe eTaluM ja hastalekhanathI nathI jANatI, paNa hastalekhana dvArA e badhuM zravaNa kArya sAdhe che. ane enI tvacA bIjA koInA hAthanI ke moDhAnI rekhAo pArakhI zake che e sAMbhaLatAM to bhAremAM bhAre vicAraka paNa thoDI vAra mUMjhAya kharo; bolatA bIjA . mANasonA hoTho upara AMgaNI rAkhI tenA zabdo ukelavAnA tenA tvacA sAmarthyano vicAra karatAM to huM Azcaryamugdha banI jAuM chuM. mAtra svaranA bhedavALA paNa kramika vyaMjananI samAnatAvALA paNa, pANI, thALa, thALI, hAthI, hAtha" jevA zabdo uccAratA mArA potAnA ja hoTho upara bheda pArakhavA AMgaLI mUkI prayatno karyA ane e dizAmAM zUnyatA ja anubhavI, tyAre to helana eka divya tejarUpe ja sAme AvI. alabatta, tejanI A mUrtinA samagra AzcaryakArI vikAsano mULa AdhAra-upAdAna mAtra teno AtmA ja nathI. teno AtmA ja nathI. teno AtmA game tevo sAmarthyazALI hota ane chatAM tene amerikAsulabha jaDacetana sagavaDa maLI na hota, to e tAro UgatAM ja AthamI jAta. iMdriyakhoDanI nibiDatara ane nibiDatama beDI chatAM tyAre abhyAsamArgamAM AgaLa dhapavAnI henane tAlAvelI lAge che, temaja khoDa vinAnA sahacArIo sAthe rahevAnI ane temanAthI paNa AgaLa vadhavAnI dhUna lAge che, tyAre je muzkelIo ane je nirAzA anubhavAya che, te ghaNe sthaLe mArI ane helananI eka jevI che. e badhAnI sarakhAmaNIne to A sthaLe avakAza nathI. chatAM thoDIka sarakhAmaNIo ApavI yogya thaze. helane kaoNleja vAstenI taiyArI karavAno vicAra karyo. tenI lAcAra sthitimAM je muzkelIo saMbhave teno vicArathI helananA hitaiSIoe e bAbata bhAre virodha karyo. paNa kyAM e hitaiSIno tIvra virodha ane kayAM eno durdama tIvratara kAryotsAha ? aMte helana jItI. mArAmAM aNadhArI kyAreka kAzI javAnI bhAvanA pragaTI. badhAja hitaiSIono prabaLatara virodha; paNa aMte e bhAvanAnA tIvratama vege mane kAzImAM ja jaI paTakyo. parIkSAno prasaMga to amArA baMneno lagabhaga eka jevo che. helana parIkSAmAM prathama beThI tyAre ene praznapatra samajAvanAra kuzaLa, uttara lakhavAno samaya pUrato, ane lakhyA pachI bacata samayamAM bhUla sudhAravAnI nirIkSake karI ApelI taka; A badhI pUrI sagavaDa. paNa pachI jyAre te AgalI parIkSAmAM beThI tyAre sagavaDanuM Page #154 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tejomUrti bhaginI - 145 taMtra agavaDamAM pariNamyuM ane helanane parIkSAnI bhayaMkaratAno sAkSAtkAra thayo. mArI paNa e ja dazA. kAzI kvInsa kolejamAM pahelI vAra parIkSA ApavA beTho tyAre lekhakanI khAmInuM phaLa bhogavavAno prasaMga AvatAM ja eka bhalA nirIkSaka baMgALI bhaTTAcArya e pAmI gayA. ane navesara sagavaDa thatAM huM ucca dhoraNe ja pasAra thayo. paNa AgalAM varSomAM vyavasthApaka ane parIkSakonI beparavAI tathA anAvaData joI mane paNa parIkSAnuM mUlya samajAyuM ane parIkSAno artho rasto kApyA pachI parIkSakanA e ja kamarAmAM saMlpa karyo ke Aja pachI parIkSA nimitte A avicArI khAnAmAM ke katalakhAnAmAM dAsa ke pazu banI dAkhala na thavuM. mane yAda che ke e nizcaya pachI lagabhaga covIsa varSe huM pharI e kvInsa kolejamAM abhyAsakrama upara vicAra karavAnA tyAMnA rajisTrAranA AmaMtraNane svIkArI hiMdu yunivarsiTInA eka adhyApaka tarIke ja gayo, paNa parIkSya vidyArthI tarIke nahIM. helane skUla ane kaoNlejanA vidyAmaya vAtAvaraNamAMthI jyAre jJAnatRSA zamAve che, tyAre e potAnI apaMgatAnuM bhAna bhUlI citta-zaktinA elaukika AnaMdano anubhava kare che ne emAMthI jIvanakathA jevAM madhura phaLo pIrase che. mArI paNa lagabhaga e ja dazA rahI che. bAhya ane AMtarika vikSeponA mRtyune taTe lAvI mUke evA saMbhAra vacce mane vividha zAstronA abhyAse, ciMtana ane lekhane ja bacAvI svasaMvedya elaukika AnaMdabhUmikA upara mUkyo che. helana kaoNlejamAM yAMtrika rIte zIkhavatA adhyApakonI zuSka doDanI potAnI paristhiti kAraNe TIkA kare che tyAre paNa tene samudramAM mIThI viraDI jevA virala adhyApako maLe che, jeo helanane rasamaya zikSaNathI taraboLa karI de che. sAMkaDI abhyAsa - koDamAM satata purAyela zAstragAyonA arthahIna zabdastanomAMthI dUdhane badale rakta kheMcI tene dUdha mAnI-manAvI pivarAvanAra paMDitagopo vacce mane paNa satata zuddha duSpavarSA kAmadughA jevA virala adhyApaka bahu moDe moDe paNa maLelA ane hajIye che jema helananuM mAnasa vividha viSayasaMcArI zikSaNamAM rasa le che. tema mAruM mAnasa paNa. abhyAsya bhASAo judI chatAM aneka e tattva paNa amArA baMnenuM samAna pramANa ane sAdhanano bheda bAda karatAM vanavihAra, jalavihAra, parvataparyaTana, samudrayAtrA, pazupakSIparicaya Adino rasa baMneno samAna ja. alabatta, eno sAIkala-savArIno taMraga mane kadI ja Avyo nathI. paNa huM dhAruM chuM. mAro azvArohI taraMga ene bhAgye ja thayo haze. samUhamAM ane ekalAM zetaraMja ramavAnI zodhelI enI navI rIte Aje paNa mAruM mana lobhAyuM. pustako ane zikSako enAM ane mArAM samAna mitro. helana aMtamAM lakhe che ema, "mArI jIvanakathA mArA mitroe ghaDI che' e sUtra mArA jIvana viSe paNa pUrNapaNe satya che. mArA paNa mitronI yAdI bhAre vizALa ane te paNa aneka AkarSaka tejasvI nAma ane guNanA raMgothI bhUSita che. zrata, parizIlita Page #155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 146 * artha ane abhyasta vividha viSayonAM pustakonI yAdI mArI khaMta paNa batAve ane kAMIka ekAMgI jaDatA paNa. helanane paricita dharmaguruomAM koI saMkIrNa manano dekhAto nathI. tene je je bizapa vagere maLyA che te badhAe tene asAMpradAyika satyane ja mArge doravA yatna karyo che. saddabhAgya ke durbhAgye mArI bAbatamAM tema nathI banyuM. cheka laghuvayathI te bahu moDe moDe sudhI ApaNA dezamAM jaDa janatAne sulabha evA ja ati sAMkaDA mananA ane aMdhArAmAM prakAza temaja kUvAmAM samudra mAnI beThelA aneka dharmaguruo eka pachI eka mane maLatA ja rahelA. chatAM temanAM caraNomAM besI jhIlela dharmabodha upara pharI vicAra karavAnI pharaja paDe ane AkhuM mAnasa badalI nAkhe evuM vyApaka dharmabhAna karAvanAra dharmaprANa puruSonuM paNa mArA jIvanamAM sthAna che. ane temAMnA ghaNA to atyAre mojUda che.' Ama amArA baMnenuM kTaluMka sAmya chatAM ekavIsa varSa jeTalI nAnI umara helananA - "evI kSaNa hoya che jyAre mane ema lAge che ke zAyalaoNka tathA yUDA jevA loka ane saMtAna paNa vizvamAM pravartamAna sAdhutAnA mahAcakanA bhAMgI gayelA ArA che ane teo yogya samaye pAchA samArI levAze' - A vAkayamAM je mahAvIra, buddha, krAisTa ane gAMdhIjInI sahaja zraddhA ane prajJAIdriyanA phuraNanuM bhAna thAya che, te ATalI prauDha uMmare paNa svAbhAvika rIte mArA jIvanakramamAM mane dekhAtuM nathI. alabatta, AryAvartanA vividha darzanonA aneka viSayasparzI, kAmanA ane nakAmA, jaTila, kaMTakila ane graMthila vAdavivAda vacce paNa meM tenI pAranA prajJAmaya, zAMta ane sarvavyApaka bhAvanuM vismaraNa kadI karyuM nathI. paNa e dizAmAM prajJA iMdriyanuM jAgaraNa karavAnuM to hajI manogata ja che. prastuta pustaka viSe zrImAna kAkAsAheba kAMIka lakhavAnA che e jo meM sAMbhaLyuM na hota to huM ATalAM TUMkAmAM kadAca na paNa patAvata. chatAM zrIyuta maganabhAInA anuvAdavAcanathI mArA mana upara paDela aneka chApomAMnI agatyanI beeka lakhI devI yogya che. anuvAda svataMtra lakhANa jevo sIdho che. artha samajavAmAM zabdanI, vAkyanI ke tevI ja AMTIghUMTI ADe AvatI nathI. anuvAdake mULagata bhAvo spaSTa karavA ane potAnI navazabdaracanA samajAvavA je TUMkAM paNa mahattvanAM TippaNo karyA che te na hota to anuvAdano AtmA ATalo arthapUrNa na banata. anuvAdakamAM je bhAvapUrNa navazabdasarjananuM anukaraNIya sAmarthya dekhAya che te gujarAtI bhASAnA samRddha abhyadayanAM aneka lakSaNomAMnuM eka mahattvanuM lakSaNa che. ekaMdara Akho anuvAda aMgrejIne ucca zikSaNamAM mAdhyama rAkhavAnI baLavat taraphadArI karanArane mAtRbhASAnA mAdhyamanuM sAmarthya samajAvanAra ajilla javAba jevo che. huM zrIyuta maganabhAI pAse eTalI mAgaNI avazya karuM chuM ke, teo zrImatI helananA pachInI vayanA uttarottara Page #156 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tejomUrti bhaginI * 147 pakva ane pakvatara vicAra temaja anubhavavALAM bAkInAM pustako anuvAdita kare. vAcako A anuvAdamAMthI jIvanarasadAyI ghaNuM meLavI zakaze. tema chatAM bahenone to AmAMthI ghaNuM zIkhavAnuM maLaze. teo A anuvAda vAMcI eTaluM to vicAratAM thaze ja ke, jyAre traNa traNa baMdhanonA killA pAchaLa purAyela eka laghu bALA e baMdhano toDI bahAra AvavA daDha nizcaya kare che ane tenA ja "mArI eka kSaNa paNa jaDa sthiratAmAM na gaI zabdomAM kahuM to, te anavarata puruSArthamAM bhAna bhUlI chevaTe apaMgapaNAnA sahaja baMdhananI pelI pAra rahelA potAnA AtmAne pragaTAve che, tyAre evA eke baMdhana vinAnI te baheno nizcaya ane puruSArtha dvArA zuM zuM sAdhI na zake ? zikSaNanI ghaNI mAdhyamika saMsthAomAM pAThya tarIke nahIM to chevaTe A pustaka vAMcavAnI khAsa bhalAmaNa karavA jevuM che. Page #157 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 25. bAbu dayAlacaMdajInAM keTalAMka saMsmaraNo tA. 24-1-56ne roja thayela AgarAnivAsI bAbu dayAlacaMdajI joharInA svargavAsanI noMdha sahRdaya zrI ratilAla dIpacaMda desAIe jainanA gayA aMkamAM lIdhI che. temaNe bahu ja TUMkamAM bAbujInI viziSTatAno saMketa karyo che. zrI ratibhAI AgarAmAM rahelA te daramiyAna bAbujI sAthe temano paricaya sadhAyelo eTale temanuM kathana TUMkuM chatAM anubhavamUlaka che. huM mArA temanI sAthenA lAMbA paricayanI paNa eka vAta kahI zakuM, paNa atre bAbujInAM keTalAMka saMsmaraNo jarA vigatathI noMdhuM chuM. te be dRSTie H eka to te saMsmaraNo madhura ane bodhaka che ane bIjuM caDatI-UtaratI jIvanakaLAmAM puruSArthI vyakti potAnuM kAryasAtatya kevI rIte jALavI rAkhe che te. bAbujIno paricaya lagabhaga pacAsa varSa cAlyo. enI zarUAta aNadhArI rIte thaI. sa. 1964nA baLabaLatA unALAmAM huM ane mArA mitra vrajalAlajI kAzIthI AgarA AvI caDyA. phatepurasIkIne raste AgarA zaherathI be-eka mAIla dUra osavAlono bagIco che. kahevAya che ke zrI hIravijayasUri akabarane maLavA gayA tyAre e jagyA bheTamAM apAyelI. e bagIcAmAM maMdira che ane bIjAM makAno che. svargavAsI sanmitra kapUravijayajI mahArAja tyAM birAjatA. ame baMne mitro mahArAjajIne maLavA gayA ane tyAM ja bAbujIno bheTo thayo. temaNe pote hAthe rAMdhela khIcaDIthI amAruM Atithya karyuM ane amArA vagara kahyuM paNa kAMIka amArI mUMjhavaNa samajI laI ApameLe amane pUchyuM ke tame zuM iccho cho ane kyAM javA dhAro cho ItyAdi. A praznamAMthI amAro temanI sAthe saMbaMdha baMdhAyo ane ame ciramitra tathA cirasAthI banI gayA. e mitratA kayA pAyA upara baMdhAI ane kayA kAmamAM ke uddezamAM ame sAthI banyA e bahu TUMkamAM jaNAvuM temAM ja bAbujInA saMsmaraNo AvI jAya che, ane te temanA vyaktitvane oLakhAvavA pUratAM thaI paDaze. mitratAno pAyo hato vidyAdhyayana amAre AgaLa vadhAravuM ane temaNe potAnA mitro sAthe maLI Arthika ane bIjI javAbadArI levI te. A pAyA upara ame be mitro ane cAreka bIjA vidyArthIo ema cha jaNe kAzI gaMgAkinAre assI - bhadainI Page #158 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAbu dayAlacaMdajInAM keTalAMka saMsmaraNo : 149 ghATa upara adhyayana satra zarU karyuM. bAbujI jhaverAta uparAMta bIjA aneka vyavasAyo karatA. temanI mukhya peDhI to AgarAmAM, paNa teo avAranavAra kAzI Ave. Ama chaeka varSa cAlyuM. daramiyAna bAbujI sAthe amAro paricaya gADha banato gayo. paraspara vizvAsa baMdhAyo ane sAthe maLI vicAro ane yojanAo paNa karatA rahyA ke adhyayana samApta karI zuM zuM kAma karavAM? kayAM karavAM? ane kevI rIte karavAM? ityAdi. e jamAno baMgabhaMganI caLavaLamAMthI janmela rASTrIya svAtaMtryana hato. ane sAtha ja madanamohana mAlaviyAjInA hiMdu vizvavidyAlayanI sthApanAnA pracaMDa AMdolanano hato ame vicAryuM ke vidyA viSayaka je je kAma karavAM tenuM kendra kAzI rAkhavuM ane jaina samAjane madhyavartI rAkhI vidyAne lagatAM badhA kAmo goThavavAM. Arthika prazna ane bIjA vahIvaTI prazno e bAbujI pote potAnA mitro sAthe maLIne ukele. A vicAra pramANe I. sa. 1913-'14mAM kAma karavAno samaya pAkyo. ame vicAryuM ke zarUAta AgarAmAM karo. pachI yogya kAryakatAo maLe ane kAmanI dizA temaja paddhati nakkI thAya tyAre kAzImAM badhuM taMtra laI javuM. A rIte 1914mAM huM sarvaprathama AgarA jaI vasyo ane tyAM besI zuM zuM karavuM, konA sahacArathI karavuM, kevI rIte karavuM vagere vicArI lIdhuM. paNa A A badhA vicAramAM bAbujI sAthe ja hoya ane Arthika prazna paratve ke bIjA vyavahAruM prazna paratve ame badhuM temanA upara ja choDI daIe. teo dRDha saMkalpa ane jussAthI haMmezAM mane eka ja A vAta kahe ke 'tame ve te yojanA karo, kAma karo paNa kadI mUMjhAzo nahi." tenA AvA utsAhathI huM paNa te vakhatanI samajaNa ane paristhiti pramANe kAma vicArato, mANaso meLavato. ane vidyArthIone rAkhato. bAbujI taddana taruNa hatA ne patnI gujarI gaI, saMtati na hatI. pitA, mAtA ane bhAIoe bIjuM sagapaNa vicAryuM. paNa bAbujI maraNapathArI paDela patnIne Apela chellA vacanane anusarI pharI lagnamAM paDyAM ja nahi. A kALe emano dhaMdho eTalo badho dhIkhato cAlato ke... to enI kalpanA paNa bhAgye ja thaI zake. yuropa, amerikAnA pravAsIo, aneka rAjAo ane amaladAro emanI suprasiddha dukAne jyAre dekho tyAre hoya ja. bAbujI mane kahetA ke ApaNe AgarAthI kAzI jaIe, tyAM kAma zarU karIe, saMsthA UbhI karIe tyAre huM paNa dhaMdho choDI tyAM ja AvI besavAno. teo huM raheto tyAM ja sAthe rahe savAre vahelAM UThI mArI pAse kaMIka vAMce ane ghaDiyALanA kaMTAnI peThe niyamita rIte pAchA potAne kAme cAlyA jAya. temaNe dharmazALAnI yojanA karI, saMgha dvArA te baMdhAvI, maMdira, upAzraya Adino vahIvaTa tapAse. eka hiMdI pAThazALA Page #159 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 150 * artha ane dhArmika zikSaNa ApatI pravRtti paNa zarU thaI gaI. A badhAM kAmo teo AgarA saMghane AgaLa karIne ja zarU kare ane saune sAthe levAno prayatna kare. tyAMnA aneka yuvako ane AdheDonI sAthe akhADo cAle temAM teo pote paNa kustI kare. zarIra sAcavavA ane sabaLa rahevAno jusso e tyAMnA akhADAnuM mukhya lakSaNa hatuM. bAMdhAnI majabUtI ane kustI-kasaratanI Teve temanAmAM eka anero jusso pedA karelo. enI pratIti mATe ahIM eka dAkhalo TAMkuM to te pUrato thaI paDaze. pahelI laDAInA divaso hatA. briTiza amaladAro paisAdAra vyakti ke komo pAsethI paisA okAvavAnI aneka rIto ajamAvatA. eka rIta e hatI ke je paisAdAro phALo na Ape tenA rakSaNa pratye amaladAro beparavA rahe. osavAla jainoe khAsa phALo nahi Apela, eTale teo herAna thAya to sarakAra sAMbhaLe nahi pleganA divasomAM osavAla kuTuMbo unALAmAM pelA hIravijayasurivALA bAgamAM rahevA gayelA. e rAte lagabhaga vIseka dhADapADuo AvyA ane kamADo toDI strIo pAsethI dAgInA Adi levA madhyA. bAbujI eka dUra jagyAe sUtelA ghoMghATa sAMbhaLI UThyA. hAthamAM kAMI hatuM nahi. rastAmAM eka-be-dhADapADuoe temane rokyA. lAkaDIo mArI. bAbujIe eka lAkaDI evI rIte pakaDI ke pelo mAranAra keme karI choDavI na zake. A rasAkasImAM pAchaLathI bIjA core AvI bAbujIne eTalA badhA ghAyala karyA ke chevaTe bebhAna thaI paDyAM. ghaNe sthaLe hADakAM tUTI gayAM. aneka mahinAo pachI sAjA thayA. paNa meM emano jusso kadIye narama paDato na joyo. khATale hatA tyAre paNa badhA taruNo ane AgevAnone saMgaThanapUrvaka bagIcAmAM ja rahI coro ke dhADapADuo sAme Takkara levAnI yojanA ghaDI ane te pramANe bhAIoe saMyuktapaNe AtmarakSaNa sAdhyuM. pharIthI coro AvatA, paNa vyavasthita cokI-pahero ane bahAdurI joI chevaTe bhAgI jatA. AgarAmAM rahyAM rahyAM karavAnAM prAthamika kAmo nIce pramANe hatAM : (1) hiMdImAM jaina graMthonA rUpAMtara karavAM, svataMtra pustako paNa lakhavAM ane mahattvanA pustakonuM saMpAdana paNa karavuM. (2) yogya vidyArthIone rAkhI temane dharma, tattvajJAna, saMskRta - prAkRta AdinuM zikSaNa ApavuM ane sAthe ja yogya hoya tene skUla ke kaoNlejamAM mokalavA. (3) eka samRddha pustakAlaya evuM UbhuM karavuM ke adhyayana, saMpAdana ane saMzodhana Adi kAryomAM amane svataMtratA rahe. (jI zaheranAM chokarA ke chokarIo jijJAsAthI Ave to emane dharma ane tattvajJAnanA udAra temaja asAMpradAyika saMskAro ApavA. (5) samAjamAM je je kuprathAo ane khoTA kharcAo hoya tene nivAravA prayatno karavA. Page #160 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAbu dayAlacaMdajInAM keTalAMka saMsmaraNo * 151 (6) A badhAM kAmone pahoMcI vaLavA yogya sAthIone meLavavA ane temane anukULa karI sthira karavA. (7) gaccha ke paMthano bheda rAkhyA vinA je sAdhu ke sAdhvI AgarA AvI adhyayana karavA icche temane zIkhavavuM, vagere vagere. A kAmone huM ekalo pahoMcI zake tema hatuM ja nahIM. kAzIvALA mArA sahacArI mitro judA paDI gayA hatA. bAbujInA adamya utsAha ne vyavahAru DahApaNane lIdhe huM paNa kadI nirAza na thato. A ja arasAmAM meM AgarAmAM rozana mahollAmAM eka nAnakaDuM maMDaLa UbhuM karyuM emAM dazeka vidyArthIo ane be-traNa kanyAo uparAMta eka prauDha bahena paNa hatAM. sevAgrAmamAM rahetA zrI cimanabhAI, je gAMdhIjInA pUrA vizvAsapAtra che te, A ja arasAmAM amArI sAthe maMDaLamAM AvI joDAyA. A ja arasAmAM amadAvAda satyAgraha AzramamAM rahelA zrI. ramaNikalAla modI emanAM patnI sAthe AvI maMDaLamAM joDAyA. sadgata paM. bhagavAnadAsa ane paM. becaradAsa paNa AvI gayelA. eka utsAhI kSamAmuni nAmanA sAdhu paNa ke. je. pAchaLathI svargavAsI thayA) maMDaLamAM joDAyA. ema aneka rIte maMDaLa vikasyuM. ame bhASAMtara ane svataMtra lakhANonuM kAma karatAM ane upara sUcanAthI badhI pravRttio calAvye jatA. paNa A badhAM javAbadArIvALAM buddhinI ThIka ThIka kasoTI kare evAM kAmonI pAchaLa rozana mahollA jevA gaMdA mahollAmAM koI utsAhapreraka ane tAjagI bakSanAra baLa hoya to te dayALacaMdajInuM aDIkhama vyaktitva hatuM. e ja vyaktitvane lIdhe 1921 sudhImAM amArA maMDaLanI aneka pravRttio vikasI ane mUrta paNa banI. 1921mAM gAMdhIjInI hAkala paDI. svarAjya meLavavAno jusso dezamAM eTale sudhI vadhelo ke have mAtra zAstrIya pravRttimAM mana coMTatuM nahi, paNa je kAmo prAraMbhyAM tenuM zuM? A naitika prazna hato. bAbujI sAthe meM vicAra karyo. temanA manamAM paNa svarAjyanI jhaMkhanA ochI na hatI. chevaTe ame baMnee nakkI karyuM ke je je lakhANo taiyAra che te badhAM ja chapAvI devAM ane mAre AgarA temaja kAzIno moha choDI amadAvAda AvI rahevuM ane AgarAmAM zarU karela sAhityika pravRttio amadAvAdamAM besIne ja calAvavI. jarUra hoya evA sAthIo rAkhavA, kharcanI ciMtA bAbujI seve ane kAmanI ciMtA huM evuM. bAbujInA AvA valaNathI huM temanI sAthe aMtarathI haMmezAM joDAI rahyo, ane amadAvAda rahevA chatAM temano saMbaMdha vadhAre ne vadhAre gADha thato gayo. eTale sudhI ke gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM joDAI huM kAma karato tyAre paNa teo avAranavAra amadAvAda AvI jAya ane banatuM karavA na cUke. Page #161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 15ra * artha bAbujI 1919 AsapAsathI kalakattAmAM dhaMdho karavA gayelA, tyAM rASTrIya koMgresanI beThaka thaI tyAre temaNe zvetAMbara jaina kaoNnpharansanI beThakanuM paNa vicAryuM. kalakattAvAsI ane murzidAbAda - ajImagaMjavAsI aneka zrImAno ane zikSito bAbujI pratye zraddhA sevatA, ane bAbujInI mAgaNIne saMtoSavAmAM dhanyatA paNa anubhavatA. ghaNA paisAdAro ema kahetA ke "dayALacaMda, tame kAma karAvye jAva, paisAnI ciMtA na rAkhazo.' kalakattA to jAuM ane jouM to jaNAya ke ahIM dayALacaMdajI pratye ghaNo saddabhAva che. kalakattAnA jaina zvetAMbara mUrtipUjaka kaoNnpharansanA adhivezana prasaMge ja bAbu dayALacaMdajInI hilacAlane lIdhe hiMdu vizvavidyAlayamAM jaina ceraarthe eka sAruMsarakhuM phaMDa thayuM ane e ja pheDane AdhAre AgaLa jatAM kAzImAM jaina cera sthApAI ane uttarottara enuM kAma vikasatuM gayuM. bAbu dayALacaMdajIe mathurA, zaurIpura Adi tIrthonA vahIvaTamAM ane punaruddhAramAM kAMI ne kAMI bhAga lIdho che. emaNe lagna ane bIjA prasaMge thatA apavyayane baMdha karavAmAM gharathI ja zarUAta karelI. sAmAjika sudhArAnuM kAma hoya, rASTrIyatAnuM kAma hoya ke dhArmika kAma hoya; jyAre jarUra hoya tyAM teo AvIne UbhA ja rahe. potAnI pAsethI nANAM kharcavAnI sthiti badalAI gaI hatI tyAre paNa temaNe potAnA mitro ke oLakhItAonI madadathI sArAM kAmo TheTha sudhI calAvye rAkhyAM hatAM. rozana mahollAmAM jaina dharmazALA che tyAM yAtrIo mATe eTalI sArI sagavaDa che ke UtaravA mana lalacAI jAya. bAbujI TheTha sudhI tyAM rahetA ane je jaina ke jenatara yAtrI Ave tene joItI sagavaDa maLI jatI. chellA divasomAM aneka dRSTie teo ekalavAyA jevA thaI gayelAM, paNa meM kadI emanAmAM nirAzA na joI ane temane maLanAra koIe temanAmAM kRpaNatA nathI anubhavI. Atithya mATe taiyAra ane bhIDa chatAM mana moTuM. teo avAranavAra kAzI Ave, yunivarsiTImAM sAthe rahe. badhI pravRttiomAM rasa le. badhAM ja kAma hAthe karavAno zokha rasoI sarasa karI jANe e to ThIka, paNa makAna ke pAyakhAnuM suddhAM cokhkhuM rAkhavAnI eTalI badhI kALajI ke jo koI bIjo mANasa na hoya to te jAte kare, ane saunI sAthe bhaLI jAya. teo bhaNela to hatA ja kaoNlejanA pahelA varSa lagI, paNa rojiMdA yuropiyana sAthenA vyApArI vyavahArathI aMgrejI ThIka ThIka jANatA. vAMcavAno bahu zokha. gujarAta, rAjasthAna, paMjAba, yupI, bihAra, baMgALa Adi dareka prAMtonA moTAM zaheramAM vasatA prasiddha prasiddha jeno sAtheno temano bahu paricaya ane AgarAmAM to aneka pravAsIo temaja yAtrIo Ave. eTale emanuM paricayavartuLa bahu ja moTuM hatuM. A rIte temaNe samAja, rASTra, dharma, sAhitya Adi aneka kSetre potAthI banatuM badhuM ja karyuM che. huM aneka varSo lagI emanI sAthe eka Page #162 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ bAbu dayAlacaMdajInAM keTalAMka saMsmaraNo - 153 mitra ane sAthI tarIke rahyo paNa chuM. ane jyAre dUra rahyo tyAre paNa temanI pravRtti ane vicArono sAkSI rahyo chuM. bAbu dayALacaMdajI eka jIvatI jAgatI utsAhamUrti hatA. UgatI peDhInA udAra ane zaktisaMpanna banAvavA mATe teo prayatnazIla hatA, paMtho ane gacchonA jhaghaDA miTAvavAnA pakSapAtI temaja dareka rASTrIya kAryane vega ApavAnA valaNavALA hatA. AvI virala vyakti 75 varSa jeTalI pAkaTa uMmare vidAya le tyAre paNa teno viyoga sAlyA vinA rahI na zake. AgarA AvI vyaktinI khoTa kyAre pUraze e atyAre kahevuM kaThaNa che, paNa AzA che ke bAbujIe vAvela bIja kyAreka to UgI nIkaLaze. - jaina', tA. 11-2-1956 Page #163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 26. tejasvI tAraka AcAryazrI narendradevajI jaina" patranA je vAcaka keLavaNI, rASTrIyatA ane vidyopAsanAnA vizALa kSetrathI sAva dUra haze teo ja AcAryazrI narendradevajInuM nAma ane kAma jANatA na hoya ema kahIe to te yogya ja gaNAze. AcAryazrIno svargavAsa temanA vatanathI bahu dUra dakSiNa bhAratamAM thayo. enA samAcAra vIjaLIvege kSaNamAtramAM sarvatra pahoMcI gayA. jeNe jeNe e samAcAra sAMbhaLyA ane je temane thoDe ghaNe aMze jANatA ane khAsa karIne je temanA kArya ane vyaktittvathI pratyakSa paricita hatA te badhAe e samAcArathI evo UMDo AMcako anubhavyo che ke je nikaTanA svajananA viyogathI paNa bhAgye ja anubhavAya. huM mArI vAta kahuM to kahI zakuM ke emanA mRtyusamAcArathI huM paNa kSaNabhara avApha ane Abho banI gayo. Aje dezabharanAM tamAma chApAomAM ane sArvajanika sthaLomAM temane bhAvabhInI zraddhAMjali arpAI rahI che. rAspati, zrI naheru vagere tamAma rASTrapuruSo ane vidvAno paNa AghAta anubhavI rahyA che. je janme che te mare che. AcAryazrInuM mRtyu e ja niyamane AdhIna che, to e saumAM Avo AghAta pedA kema kare che? - e savAla che. eno uttara temanI vizALa mAnavatA ane kArakirdImAMthI maLI rahe che. A sthaLe emanA sIdhA paricayamAMthI keTalAMka smaraNo noMdhuM to emanA vyaktitvano kAMIka khyAla vAcakone AvI zakaze. AcAryazrI vakIlAta karatA. zrI gAMdhIjInI hAkale jema bIjA aneka viziSTa puruSone svAtaMtryanA jaMgamAM AkarSyA tema AcAryazrIne paNa kheMcyA. emaNe badho ja khAnagI vyavasAya tajI deza ane keLavaNI mATe bhekha lIdho. kAzI vidyApITha, je rASTrIya svAtaMtryayuddhanuM eka phaLa che temAM e joDAyA. teo jema adhyApaka hatA tema vaktA ane lekhaka paNa. huM pahelavahelAM emanA hiMdI "svArtha mAsikamAM ane bIjAM patromAM prasiddha thatAM lakhANothI paricita thayo. teo tattvajJAna vize, khAsa karIne bauddha paraMparAne AzrayI lakhatA. zrI rAhula sAMkRtyAyanane dezavidezanI vidyAyAtrAmAM badhI rIte protsAhana ApatA, paNa teo zuSka tattvajJa na hatA. teo arthazAstranA abhyAsI hatA. ema yAda Ave che ke Arthika koI samasyA paratve emano hiMdI lekha meM sAMbhaLelo Page #164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tejasvI tAraka AcAryazrI narendradevajI * 155 ne huM vizeSa mugdha banI gayelo. daramiyAna gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM eka saMmelanamAM teo padhAryA hatA. kAkAsAhebe temanI oLakhANa ApatAM e kahyAnuM yAda che ke AcAryajInI oLakhANa mATe emanI svArtha' mAsikamAM lakhelI Arthika samasyA uparanI noMdha ja pUratI che. A vakhate huM gujarAta purAtatva maMdiramAM ane vidyApIThamAM ja hato. emanI sAthe pratyakSa saMparka sadhAyo. teo gujarAtI saimAsika purAtattva'mAM chapAtA mArA lekho vAMcatA haze e to mArI kalpanAmAMya na hatuM, paNa jyAre e jANyuM ke temanI saMzodhaka buddhi pratye vize, Adara upajo. A Adarane lIdhe vadhAre pratyakSa saMsargamAM AvavAnI dRSTie huM kalakattAthI pAchAM pharatAM pahelI ja vAra kAzI vidyApIThamAM temano mahemAna thayo, jyAre sAthe jamavA beThA tyAre tyAMnuM adhyApakamaMDaLa, vidyArthI maMDaLa, ane bhojananI sAdagI ItyAdi vAtAvaraNa joI mane eka RSi-Azramano anubhava thayo. rahyo tyAM lagI mAtra vidyArthI ane saMzodhananI ja carcA. emaNe e paNa kahyuM ke ame tramAsika gujarAtI purAtattvanI jema eka saMzodhanapatra paNa kADhavA vicArIe chIe. ityAdi adhyApaka dharmAnaMda kauzAMbIjI AcAryajInI udAratA ane nikhAlasatAne lIdhe eTalA badhA AkarSAyelA ke jyAre amadAvAda ane muMbaI choDyuM tyAre emaNe kAzI vidyApIThamAM rahevAnuM pasaMda karyuM. 1934nA lagabhaga sapTembara mAsamAM eka prasaMga AvatAM meM kAzI vidyApIThamAM AcAryane tyAM rAtavAso rahevAnuM nakkI karyuM. temane jANa karI jyAre temanA makAne huM gayo tyAre sAMja hatI. emaNe jamavA, sUvA AdinI vyavasthA to karI ja, paNa carcA-vicAraNAmAM eTalo badho samaya Apyo ke huM temanA sahaja vidyAprema ane saujanyathI jitAI gayo. ekavAra pajusaNano prasaMga Avyo. hiMdu yunivarsiTInA jaina vidyArthIoe ApameLe amadAvAda-muMbaInI peThe vyAkhyAnamALA calAvavA TharAvyuM. kone kone AmaMtravA e prazna mArI sAme hato. jema bAbu zrIprakAzajI(madrAsanA atyAranA gavarnara)ne AmaMtryA tema AcAryajIne paNa. AcAryajIe nAdurasta tabiyate paNa AvIne hiMdImAM eka bhASaNa ApyuM. ghaNuM karI e viSaya hato. samAjavAda yA sAmyavAda. emaNe aitihAsika dRSTie viSayanI eTalI badhI chaNAvaTapUrvaka spaSTa carcA karI ke zrotAo dhanyatA anubhavavA lAgyA. e vakhate Do. AnaMdazaMkara dhruvajI paNa kAzImAM ja hatA. Ama emano paricaya vadhAre UMDo thato cAlyo. AcAryajI jyAre prasaMga Avato tyAre jelanA mahemAna thatA. bhArata choDo'nI garjanA thaI ane jelo bharAvA lAgI. AcAryajI kaMI pAchA thoDA ja rahe? paNa jelamAM teo jatA tyAre eka ugra tapa karatAM. emanuM tapa eTale navuM navuM adhyayana ane lekhana. ekavAra muMbaI bhAratIya vidyAbhavanamAM huM beThela. zrI ena. sI. mahetA hatA; temAM ArcAyajI acAnaka AvI pahoMcyA. huM emanA damanA vyAdhi vize ane jelamAM Page #165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 156 * artha kema rahyuM e vize pUchuM te pahelAM to emaNe jelamAM pote karela sAdhanAnI vAta kADhI. mane kahe ke vasubadhunA "abhidharmakozanuM mAre bhASAntara karavuM hatuM. pahelAM to huM jelamAM phrenca zIkhyo. phrenca uparathI aMgrejI ane hiMdI tarajUmo karyo. ghaNuM karI sAthe lAvela e hiMdI tarajUmAnI moTI moTI daLadAra kopIo mane batAvI. emanI A sAdhanA sAMbhaLI huM chaka thaI gayo. jyAre AcAryajI AvI dArzanika ane bIjI vidyAonI upAsanA karatA tyAre paNa emanuM vyavahAru rAjakAraNa cAlatuM ja hoya. paNa emanI vizeSatA e hatI ke teo rAjakAraNI jUThANAthI alipta hatA. AcAryajI lakhanau yunivarsiTImAM upakulapati hatA. tyAM orienTala kaoNnpharansa bharAI. lakhanau vizvavidyAlayanA prAMgaNamAM ja amAro utAro. aneka javAbadArIo ane nAdurasta tabiyata, chatAM mArA jevA sAdhAraNa mANasane Ama kAMIka jatAM-AvatAM joI le to pakaDI pADe. ekavAra teo potAnA makAne laI gayA ane aneka hiMdumusalamAna sAkSara-gRhastho sAthe paricaya paNa karAvyo. vidAya thatI vakhate amane kahe ke huM tamArI badhAnI khabara laI zakayo nathI. tyAM mahemAno mATe vyavasthA to eTalI badhI sArI hatI ke ame evI dhAraNA paNa nahi rAkhelI. paNa have paricayano chello adhyAya Ave che. huM vaizAlIthI pAcho pharI kAzImAM AvI rahyo. sakhata unALo hato. AcAryajI te vakhate hiMdu yunivarsiTImAM upakulapati. Ama to badhA ja upakulapatio durdarzana ane duHsamAgama hoya che, paNa AcAryajI vize dareka ema ja manAtuM ke emane maLavuM e to gharanI vAta che. e hatA ajAtazatru ane phakIrI vRttinA vidyA-tapasvI. emane jANa thaI ke huM amuka jagyAe chuM. hajI to huM emane tyAM javAno, khAsa karIne prathamathI sUcanA ApI javAno, vicAra ja karato hato tyAM to teozrI paM. zrI dalasukha mAlavaNiyAnA makAne AvI pahoMcyA. meM kharA hRdayathI kahyuM ke huM AvavAno hato, paNa e to vinaya ane vidyAmUrti. huM rahyo eTalA divasamAM keTalIya vAra AvI gayA. temanI sAthe bIjA paMDito ane prophesaro hoya ja. A badhI vakhate carcA zAstra ane vidyAnI ja thAya. emaNe zuM zuM lakhyuM che, zuM lakhavA ane chapAvavA dhAre che ItyAdi to kahe ja, paNa ApaNe kAMI navI ane jJAta vAta kahIe to dhyAna daI sAMbhaLe. emane bauddha viSaya upara kAMIka chapAvavAnuM hatuM. pothI jUnI ane lipi duSmaTha. jyAre meM kahyuM ke A badhI bAbatamAM tamArI pAse ja ratna paDyuM che, tyAre AcAryajIe jANyuM ke huM zrI mAlavaNiyAjI vize saMketa karI rahyo hato. tyArabAda emaNe paM. zrI dalasukhabhAI mAlavaNiyAjI upara anyatve vizvAsa mUkyo ane temane anubhava thayo ke temano vizvAsa keTalo sAco Tharyo che. AcAryajIe ja adhyApaka pAnAbha jainane Page #166 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ tejasvI tAraka AcAryazrI narendradevajI - 157 amadAvAdathI kAzImAM AkarSyA hatA ane potAnAM chapAtAM bauddha lakhANonI pUrti ane zuddhi karavAnuM kAma temane ja bhaLAvyuM hatuM, ema mAruM smaraNa che. AcAryajIe tyAganuM je udAharaNa batAvyuM che te to ora romAMcaka che. emane maLatA mAsika vetanamAMthI kuTuMba mATe bahu thoDo bhAga bacato. ema temanA samIpa rahetA eka vizvAsI mitre mane te vakhate ja kaheluM. Avo eka mahAmanA vidyAvRddha ajAtazatru puruSa sthULa jIvanane saMkelI le tyAre enI khoTa e rASTrIya khoTa che. gAMdhIjIe potAnA AdhyAtmika tejathI je graho ane upagrahomAM teja pAtharyuM hatuM evA eka viziSTa tejasvI tArakano asta thAya tyAre deza AghAta anubhave e sahaja che. ApaNe AcAryajInA guNonuM ane emanI niHsvArtha pravRttinuM anusaraNa karIne ja temanuM kharuM smaraNa karI zakIe. jaina', tA. 25-2-1956 - Page #167 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 27. zAstroddhAraka sva. munizrI caturatiyajI DisembaranI cothI tArIkhe aNadhAryA ja 52mAnaMdabhAI mArI koTaDImAM AvI UbhA rahyA. huM mitro sAthe kAMIka vidyAgoSThimAM ja paDelo hato. prasaMganI vAta nIkaLatAM meM munizrI caturatiyanA svargavAsa viSe AvelA tAranI temane vAta kahI, ane temaNe turata mAgaNI karI ke tame 'prabuddha jaina' vAste temane viSe kaMIka lakhI Apo ! huM ukta munizrInA sthULa ane sUkSma jIvanathI pUrNa to paricita nathI ja. paNa huM amuka lAMbA vakhata lagI temanA thoDA paricayamAM Avyo chuM. khAsa karIne mArI ane temanI vacce sAhityika ane zAstrIya saMbaMdha vadhAre hato tethI mArA upara temanA jIvananA je saMskAro paDelA mane yAda che tenuM TUMkamAM pradarzana karAvIne ja bhAI 52mAnaMdabhAInI icchAne mUrtarUpa ApI zakuM. pravartaka ane sarvAdhika vayovRddha tarIke prasiddha pUjya ma. zrI kAntivijyanA e ziSya hatA. samabhAvamAM ane jaina sAhityanA uddhAramAM prasiddha muni zrI puNyavijayajInA e guru thAya. kALadharma samaye emanI uMmara keTalI hatI te cokkasa nathI jANato. paNa Azare sittereka varSanI to haze. temanI kauTuMbika temaja ziSyaparivArane lagatI hakIkata to koIka tajja ja lakhaze. huM kAzImAMthI vidyAbhyAsa karyA bAda jyAre gujarAtamAM sarvaprathama kAmanI dRSTie gayo tyAre mane thayela anubhava uparathI meM nakkI karyuM che ke mAre sAdhu vargane bhaNAvavA kyAMya temanI pAse na javuM ane na rahevuM. khAsa karI amuka baMdhana svIkArIne to koI sAdhuone na ja bhaNAvavA. jo teo jijJAsA dRSTithI mArI pAse Ave to temane pUrNa kALajI ane AdarathI zIkhavavuM. A vicArane pariNAme meM mAruM kAryakSetra badalavAno ja nirNaya karyo. daramiyAna amuka prAmANika vyaktio taraphathI mane kahevAmAM AvyuM ke mArA e nirNayane amalamAM mUkatA pahelAM mAre eka vA2 pravartakajIno paricaya karavo. meM e salAha svIkArI ane pravartakajInA patrane lIdhe huM pATaNa gayo. tyAM ja temanA ziSya svargavAsI muni catuvijyajIno prathama paricaya thayo. temanI namratA, jijJAsA ane nikhAlasatAe mane bAMdhI lIdho. tyAM te vakhate mAruM kAma temanA laghutama ziSya munizrI puNyavijyajIne zIkhavavAnuM hatuM. paNa meM joyuM Page #168 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ zAstroddhAraka sva. munizrI caturavijayajI * 159 ke ahIM to jijJAsA ane kAryapaddhatinI vizeSatAnuM rAjya che. tilakamaMjarI zIkhavato houM ke kAvyAnuAsana, paNa te vakhate zIkhanArAonuM eka maMDaLa jAme, temAM sAdhuo sAthe adhikArI zrAvako paNa rahetA. eTaluM ja nahi paNa sAthe sAthe zIkhavAtA graMthanuM saMzodhana paNa thatuM. tADapatra ane kAgaLanI jUnI temaja sArI sArI pratio judA judA munio sAme rAkhe ane saMzodhana sAthe pATha cAle. mAre vAste A rIte pustaka saMzodhanano mArga prathama ja hato, paNa mane emAM vadhAre rasa paDyo ane bhaNavAbhaNAvavAnuM sthira phaLa vadhAre jaNAvA lAgyuM. te vakhate paNa munizrI puNyavijayajI cheka nAnA. joke pAThamAM kendrasthAne e ja hatA, chatAM saMzodhana - kAryamAM kendrasthAna ukta svargavAsI muninuM hatuM. temanA sahavAsamAM huM Avyo te agAu to temaNe keTalAya saMskRta - prAkRta pustako prasiddha karyA hatAM, ane aneka bhaMDAronI dharamULathI sudhAraNA ane vyavasthA karI hatI. huM joto ke teo jema eka bAju ekasAthe aneka pustako zodhatA ane chapAvatA jAya che tema bIjI bAju saikAo thayAM saDatA ane avyavasthAthI nAza pAmatAM kImatI likhita pustakonuM navuM lekhanakArya paNa satata karyuM jAya che. te jamAnAmAM eTale I. sa. 1914-15nI AsapAsa sudhImAM pustaka-prakAzanamAM be prathAo khAsa rUDha hatI. eka to pustaka game te viSayanuM hoya chatAM jaina paraMparA ene patrakAre ja prasiddha karatI. ane bIjI prathA e hatI ke jo prastAvanA jevuM kAMI lakhavuM hoya, to te saMskRtamAM ja lakhavAmAM mahattA manAtI. ekavAra sva. munizrIe potAnI lakhela saMskRta prastAvanA mane joI javA kahyuM. meM te joI to lIdhI; paNa sAthe ja temane kahyuM ke prastAvanA Adi saMskRtamAM lakho cho, teno zo hetu? temaNe javAbamAM bIjA aneka prasiddha munionAM udAharaNa ApI e prathAnI puSTi karI. meM kahyuM : juone amuka prasiddha vidvAnonI saMskRta prastAvanA: emAM zabdADaMbara sivAya zuM hoya che ? vaLI amuka prastAvanAo juo ! emAM koI ziSya ke Azrita paMDita amuka sAdhunI bhArobhAra prazaMsA karato dekhAya che. pachI bhale te cheka ja jUThANAthI bharelI hoya ! lazkedAra vizeSaNa sivAya temAM bIjuM zuM hoya che? jo e ja saMskRtanA lekhakone ema kahevAmAM Ave che ke maherabAnI karI tame eno anubhava saMbhaLAvo to kAM to emAMthI sAMbhaLanAra zUnya ja meLavavAno ane saMbhaLAvanAra pote zaramAvAno. vaLI meM vadhAre sakhata TIkA karatA e paNa kahyuM ke saMskRtamAM lakhavuM eno artha AzrayadAtAo ane abhaNa duniyAnI dRSTimAM mahattva sAcavavuM ane sAthe sAthe potAnuM ajJAna poSe javuM, e ja che. jo lekhakane kAMI sAcuM nakkara kahevAnuM ja hoya temaja aneka vAMcanAra samakSa kAMI mUkavA jevuM sAce ja hoya to teo cAlu lokabhASAmAM lakhatAM zAne saMkocAya che? alabatta, pAMDitya prakaTa karavuM ja hoya to teo sAthe sAthe bhale saMskRtamAM paNa lakhe. paraMtu jeo mAtra saMskRtamAM prastAvanA vagere lakhe che, teo moTebhAge vAcakone Page #169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1600 artha aMdhArAmAM rAkhavA sAthe potAnA ajJAnane chupAve che. mArI A TIkA sAcI hatI ke nahi te kahevAnuM A sthAna nathI. paNa ahIM to eTaluM ja kahevAnuM che ke mArA kathanano jarA paNa avicArI sAmano karyA sivAya sva. munizrIe tyArabAda moTebhAge prastAvanA saMskRtamAM lakhavAno zirasto badalI nAkhyo ane pariNAme temanA prakAzanomAM tathA temanA ziSyanAM prakAzanomAM Aje aneka mahattvanI aitihAsika vastuo gujarAtI bhASA dvArA jANavI sugama banI che. A emanI satyAgrahI prakRtie mane vizeSa vaza karyo. ( patrAkAre pustaka chapAvavuM emAM jeTalI sagavaDa sAdhuonI hatI teTalI ja agavaDa vidyArthIo, prophesaro ane lAyabrerInA saMcAlakonI hatI. paNa patrAkAre chapAvavuM e jANe dharmanuM vAstavika aMga ja hoya tema tyAre kaDaka rIte manAtuM. jyAre meM ane bIjA samayajJa mitroe sva. muninuM dhyAna A bAbata tarapha kheMcyuM tyAre teo tarata samajI gayA. ane pachI emaNe evo mArga svIkAryo ke sAdhuonI patrAkAranI ruci paNa sacavAya ane deza-videzanA vidvAnonI pustakAkAra pustakanI mAgaNI paNa saMtoSAya. eka rIte jotAM to A bAbata najIvI lAge che. paNa vidvAno ane pustakAlayasaMcAlakonI dRSTie A bAbata keTalI upayogI che, te saheje samajAze. Aje paNa sanAtana prakRtinA saMkhyAbaMdha sAdhuo ane AcAryo che, jeo game tevI upayogitA chatAM pustakAkAra prakAzanane dhRNA nahi to upekSAnI dRSTithI avazya jue che. pariNAma e AvyuM che ke patrakAra graMtha mojUda chatAM enI pustakAkAra AvRtti prasiddha karavAmAM keTalI saMsthAo ane vidvAnone zrama ane kharca baMne karavo paDe che. sva. munizrInI khAsa dhyAna kheMce evI eka vizeSatA e hatI ke teo jyAM jatA tyAM prathama tyAMnA bhaMDAranuM kAma hAthamAM letA. jo sUci ThIka na hoya to te banAvatA, pothIone navAM majabUta baMdhanothI bAMdhatA, kramavAra DAbaDAmAM goThavatA; eTaluM ja nahi paNa jyAM graMtho rAkhavA mATe kabATa ke evI bIjI sArI sagavaDa na hoya tyAM te taiyAra karAvatA. e rIte tyAMnA bhaMDArane vyavasthita ane TakAu banAvatA. pustakasUci prasiddha karatA. AnI sAthe teozrIe navA ke jUnA bhaMDAramAMthI maLI AvatA nAnAmoTa badhA ja graMthonI navI likhita nakalo karAvI teno eka pUrNa ane upayogI saMgraha karyo che. je Aje vaDodarAmAM vidyamAna che. ane game te vidvAnanuM mastaka namAvavA mATe basa che. pustako chapAvavAM ane jUnA uparathI navAM lakhAvavAM temaja pote hoya tyAMnA bhaMDArone susaMskRta karavA e kAma jevuM tevuM agara game te karI zake tevuM saraLa nathI. vaLI A ja kAmanA aMga tarIke je bIjA keTalAMka kAma che, temAM paNa sva. munizrI satata rokAyelA rahetA, kAgaLa ane tADapatranI jUnAmAM jUnI lipio ane game tevI jaTila, ghasAyelI ke cheka ja bhUMsAyelI hoya tene vAMcavI e krama sAhityotaranuM prathama Page #170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ ? zAstroddhAraka sva. munizrI caturavijayajI * 161 aMga che. ane koIpaNa kharo aitihAsika e na jANe to enuM kAma laMgaDuM ja rahe. e ja rIte nakalo karavAnuM ane suMdaratama akSaromAM yogya rIte presakopI karavAnuM kAma paNa vidvAna mATe eTaluM ja Avazyaka che. sva. munizrIe e baMne kaLAo asAdhAraNa rIte sAdhelI. I.sa. 1921thI 1935 sudhImAM mane aneka graMthonA saMzodhana prasaMge, temanI A baMne kaLAonI kiMmata AMkavAnI taka maLI. teo jijJAsu ane dhaMdhArthI zikhAune paNa A vastu zIkhavatA. temanA hAthe prativAcana ane suMdara lekhananuM kAma zIkhela keTalAye sAdhu ane gRhasthone huM jANuM chuM ke jeo Aje kAM to aitihAsika sevAnA kSetramAM rokAyelA che athavA to nirvAha arthe e kaLAno ghera beThe sarasa upayoga karI rahyA che. meM be-cAra yogya vidyArthIone emanI pAse prativAcana ane pratilekhananI kaLA zIkhavA mokalela ane temaNe khUba pairyapUrvaka e AgaMtukone e vastu zikhavADelI. sva. munizrI, pravartaka krAMtivijayajInI bhaMDArasudhAra ane bhaMDArasudhAraNAnI bhAvanAne mUrta rUpa ApanAra mUMgA sevaka hatA. vizeSamAM potAnI badhI AvaDatano yogya pAtramAM teo amara karI gayA che. e vAta jeo munizrI puNyavijayajIne jANe che ane jeone temanAM jIvita kAryono paricaya che temane kahevAnI bhAgye ja jarUra jaNAya. sva. munizrImAM eka vidvAnane chAje ane aitihAsikane zobhe evI aneka bAbato paratve jIvatI jAgatI mAhitI temaja cokasAI hatI. amuka graMthakAranI kRtio Aje keTalI ane kaI kaI upalabdha che ane te kyAM kyAM che, amuka graMthakArano samaya zo ane eka ja nAmanA aneka graMthakAro hoya tyAM temanI vizeSatA zI, agara oLakha zI, koI strI agara sAdhvI jaina paraMparAmAM graMthakAra ke graMtha-lekhikA thaI che ke nahi, amuka rAjyakartAnA samayamAM jaina sAdhu ke zrAvakanI sthiti zI hatI, jUnA vakhatamAM tADapatro kayAMthI AvatAM, kema sudharatAM, kema lakhAnAM, lakhanArAonI sthiti zI hatI vagere aneka prazno viSe ukta sva. munizrI eka pramANabhUta graMtha jevA hatA. emano svargavAsa gujarAtanI ane jaina sAhityanI rAjadhAnI pATaNa ke jyAM emanuM dIrghakALa jIvanakArya cAlI rahyuM hatuM tyAM DisembaranI pahelI tArIkhe rAtrinA thayo. pATaNanA saMkhyAbaMdha bhaMDAro, prAcIna maMdiro tyAMnuM vividha zilpa, pATaNanI caDatIpaDatInA prasaMgo, e badhA viSe emanuM vipula jJAna hatuM te temanAthI paricita evA koIthI bhAgye ja ajANyuM che. teozrI e rIte potAnuM jIvanakArya TheTha pAkI uMmara sudhI karI gayA che. ane bIjI rIte te potAnI AvaDatane vyAja sAthe yogya pAtramAM mUkI paNa gayA che. uMmaranI dRSTie temano svargavAsa eTalo akALa na gaNAya, paraMtu temanA ativayovRddha guruzrI pravartakajInA vRddhatama jIvananI dRSTie jotAM ema jarUra manamAM thaI Ave ke svargavAsI muninuM sthaLa jIvana thoDuMka vadhAre cAlyuM hota to sAruM. Page #171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 162 - ardhya teozrInA ziSyo saMkhyAmAM bahu nathI, paNa je che te guNadRSTie khUba UMcuM sthAna dharAve che. huM dhAruM chuM ke ATalAM paNa madhura smaraNo temanA pratye Adara utpanna karavA mATe temanuM jIvanakArya jANavA mATe basa che. pustakanuM saMzodhana ane saMpAdanakArya ka2vAmAM mane je aneka preraka baLo prApta thayAM che, temAM svargavAsI munizrInuM sthAna mahattva bhogave che, e dRSTie huM haMmezAM temano kRtajJa rahyo chuM. prabuddha jaina', tA. 31-12-1939 ... Page #172 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pariziSTa 'darzana ane ciMtana' bhA1-ramAM samAja ane dharma, jainadharma ane darzana, parizIlana, dArzanika ciMtana, arba nAmanA vibhAgomAM prakAzita thayela tamAma lekho cha bhAgamAM prakAzita karavAmAM AvyA che. te uparAMta 13 lekho je darzana ane ciMtana'mAM chapAyA nathI tevA lekhono paNa ahIM samAveza karavAmAM Avyo che. "darzana ane ciMtana' bhAga - ramAM aMte pravAsakathA ane Atmanivedana vibhAgamAM chapAyela lekho anubhavakathA svarUpa hovAthI ane mAruM jIvanavRtta' nAmanuM temanuM AtmakathAnuM pustaka alaga pragaTa thaI rahyuM hovAthI ahIM teno samAveza karyo nathI. samAja, dharma ane saMskRti (darzana ane ciMtana' bhAga-1mAM "samAja ane dharma vibhAgamAM chapAyela lekho) 1. maMgaLa pravacana [ prabuddha jena' : 8 - 1945 ] 2. maMgaLa pravacana ['buddhiprakAza' : navembara, 1952 ] 3. jIvanazilpanuM mukhya sAdhana [ "jIvanazilpa" : 8, 1953]. 4. jIvanapatha. [ aprakAzita ] 5. dharma kyAM che ? [zrI muMbaI ane mAMgaroLa jaina sabhA, suvarNa - mahotsava aMka | 6. dharma pravAho ane AnuSagika samasyAo [ dharmonuM milananI prastAvanA ] 7. dharma ane paMtha (paryuSaNa parvanAM vyAkhyAno : 21-8-1930] 8. nIti, dharma ane samAja [paryuSaNa parvanAM vyAkhyAno : 1932 ] 9. dharmanI ane enA dhyeyanI parIkSA [paryuSaNa parvanAM vyAkhyAno : 1937] 10. dhArmika zikSaNa ['akhaMDa AnaMda' : 1951 ] 11. dharmadaSTinuM UrdhIkaraNa [ prabuddha jIvana' : okTobara, 1955] 12. pravRttilakSI kalyANamArga [prabuddha jIvana' : sapTembara, 1954] 13. yuvakone jaina yuvaka saMmelana, amadAvAda, svAgata pramukha tarIkenA bhASaNamAMthI : 1935] 14. pAMca prazno [gRhamAdhurI' : 12, - 154 ] 15. samyagdaSTi ane mithyAdRSTi [ prabuddha jIvana" : 19-9-1952 ] 16. jaina samAja : hiMdu samAja " [[ paMDita zrI mahendrakumArajI nyAyAcArya upara lakhela patra : 18-9-1949] Page #173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 164 * artha 17. jaina dharma - jaina samAja : hiMdu dharma - hiMdu samAja [ prabuddha jaina' : 15-1-1949] 18. puNya ane pApa : eka samIkSA [ prabuddha jaina' : 15-3-1945] 19. zAstramaryAdA [paryuSaNa parvanAM vyAkhyAno : 1930] 20. zAstra ane zastra vacce zo phera ? [paryuSaNa parvanAM vyAkhyAno : 1932 ] 21. saMpradAyo ane rASTrIya mahAsabhA [paryuSaNa parvanAM vyAkhyAno : 1938 ] 22. svataMtratAno artha [ prabuddha jena' : 1-9-47] 23. lokataMtrano mukhya pAyo [ "saMskRti' : jAnyuArI, 1954 ] 24. sattAbaLa ane satyabaLa ['prasthAna' : oNgasTa, 1955 ] 25. svarAjyane chaThe varSe [ "prasthAna' : oNgasTa, 1952 ] 26. svarAjya ane surAjya [ prasthAna' : oNgasTa, 1953] 27. harijano ane jeno prasthAna' : jeTha, 2006 ] 28. rASTrIya sadAcAra ane navanirmANa [ janakalyANa' sadAcAra aMka : 1953] 29. monTIsorI paddhati vize keTalAka vAMdhA ane te saMbaMdhI mArA vicAro ["zrI dakSiNAmUrti me, 1925] 30. vicArakaNikA [zrI. ki. gha. ma.nA "saMsAra ane dharmanI bhUmikA ] 31. yuga samAnatAno che ['gRhamAdhurI' : me, 1956 ] jaina dharma ane darzana ("darzana ane ciMtana' bhAga-1mAM jaina dharma ane darzana vibhAgamAM chapAyelA lekho). 1. itihAsanI agatyatA [ jena' : zrAvaNa, 2009]. 2. bhagavAna RSabhadeva ane temano parivAra [ paryuSaNa parvanAM vyAkhyAno : 1942 ]. 3. dharmavIra mahAvIra ane karmavIra kRSNa [ jena prakAza' : caitra, 1990] 4. bhagavAna mahAvIra : emanA jIvanane sparzatI vividha bhUmikAo ["akhaMDa AnaMda' : jUna, 1948 ] 5. bhagavAna mahAvIrano maMgaLa vAraso [ "akhaMDa AnaMda' : navembara, 1949 ] 6. bhagavAna mahAvIra ane jamAlinA matabhedanuM rahasya [ jenayuga' : caitra, 1982 ] 7. bhagavAna mahAvIrano trividha saMdeza : ahiMsA, aparigraha ane anekAnta [ prabuddha jaina' : 15-10-1945 ] Page #174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 8. mahAvIrano saMdeza 9. vIraparaMparAnuM akhaMDa pratinidhitva 10. bhagavAna neminAtha ane kRSNa 11. AtmadRSTinuM AntaranirIkSaNa 12. paryuSaNa parva ane teno upayoga 13. dharmaparva ke jJAnaparva pariziSTa - 165 [ prabuddha jaina' : 15-10-1950 ] [ zrI AtmArAmajI janmazatAbdI graMtha : 1936 ] 15-11-1941 ] [ prabuddha jaina' [ prabuddha jaina' 15-11-1947 ] [ paryuSaNa parvanAM vyAkhyAno : 1930] [ 'sughoSA' : azvina, 1984 ] [ jaina paryuSaNAMka : zrAvaNa, 2002 ] [ 'jaina' : paryuSaNAMka : zrAvaNa, 2003] [ 'jaina' paryuSaNAMka : zrAvaNa, 2012] [ paryuSaNa parvanAM vyAkhyAno : 1930 ] [ paryuSaNa parvanAM vyAkhyAno : 1930 ] [ paryuSaNa parvanAM 14. vahemamukti 15. ApaNe kyAM chIe ? 16. mahatvarva 17. vizvamAM dIkSAnuM sthAna ane teno upayoga 18. jJAnasaMsthA ane saMghasaMsthA tathA teno upayoga 19. AjanA sAdhuo navIna mAnasane dorI zake ? [ paryuSaNa parvanAM 20. ziSyacorInI mImAMsA 21. sAdhusaMsthA ane tIrthasaMsthA tathA teno upayoga vyAkhyAno : 1937 ] vyAkhyAno, varSa bIjuM ] [ paryuSaNa parvanAM vyAkhyAno : 1930 ] 22. tIrthonI pratiSThA kema sacavAya ? [ paryuSaNa parvanAM vyAkhyAno, varSa bIjuM ] 23. traNe jaina phirakAonA paraspara saMbaMdha ane meLano vicAra 24. dhArmika zikSaNa 25. tapa ane pariSaha 26. ahiMsA ane amAri 27. aspRzyo ane jaina saMskRti 28. aspRzyatA ane hArajIta 29. jIvanazuddhi ane bhagavAna mahAvIra [ paryuSaNa parvanAM vyAkhyAno, varSa bIjuM] [ paryuSaNa parvanAM vyAkhyAno, varSa bIjuM ] [ paryuSaNa parvanAM vyAkhyAno : 1930 ] [ paryuSaNa parvanAM vyAkhyAno : 1930] [ paryuSaNa parvanAM vyAkhyAno : 1932 ] paryuSaNa parvanAM vyAkhyAno : 1932 ] [ paryuSaNa parvanAM vyAkhyAno H 1930] 30. gRhasthadharmIne nirvANa saMbhavI zake kharuM ? [ prabuddha jIvana' : 1-2-1954 ] 31. sAco jaina 32. zuddhiparva [ 'jainayuga' : bhAdra-Azvina, 1983] [ prabuddha jaina' : 1-9-1945 ] [ jaina' paryuSaNAMka : zrAvaNa, 2008 ] 33. ApaNI zruta pratyenI javAbadArI Page #175 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 166 0 artha 34. kalpasUtranuM vAcana ane zravaNa [[ "jaina" : 13-9-1936 ] 35. jaina dRSTie brahmacarya vicAra [svataMtra pustikA ] 36. punaH paMcAvana varSe [ zrI ratilAla dIpacaMda desAInA vArtAsaMgraha abhiSekanI prastAvanA ]. 37. gAMdhIjI ane jainatva [ prasthAna' : gAMdhImaNimahotsavAMka : 1985] 38. jaina jana [ prabuddha jIvana' : 1-11-1954] 39. kalikAlasarvajJane aMjali [ jaina : 28-11-1948]. 40. vijayadharmasUri ane zikSaNasaMsthAo ["samayadharma : varSa 16, aMka 20] parizIlana ("darzana ane ciMtananA bhAga-1 tathA ramAM chapAyela lekho) 1. vidyAnI cAra bhUmikAo [ "buddhiprakAza' : julAI-sapTembara, 1947]. 2. naciketA ane navo avatAra ['naciketA' : me, 1953] 3. hindI saMskRti ane ahiMsA [zrI. dharmAnanda kosammIjInA pustakanI prastAvanA ] 4. "gItAdharmanuM parizIlana [ saMskRti' : eprila, 1956 ] 5. tathAgatanI viziSTatAno marma ['akhaMDa AnaMda : me. 1956 ] 6. buddha ane gopA [ "akhaMDa AnaMda' : julAI, 1954] 7. sugatano madhyamamArga : zraddhA ne medhAno samanvaya | janmabhUmi : 24 me, 1956 ] 8. siddhArthapatnIno puNyaprakopa ['gRhamAdhurI' : julAI, 1954 ] 9. hiMsAnI eka ADakatarI pratiSThA [ prabuddha jIvana' : 15 jUna, 1949 ] 10. Astika ane nAstika zabdanI mImAMsA [ paryuSaNa parvanAM vyAkhyAno : 1932 ] 11. vArasAnuM vitaraNa ["zrI. manubhAI paMcoLI - 'darzaka'nA pustaka ApaNo vAraso ane vaibhavanI prastAvanA ] 12. cetana-graMtho [ prabuddha jIvana' : 1 navembara, 1947]. 13. vikAsanuM mukhya sAdhana [ buddhiprakAza' : navembara-Disembara, 1949] 14. samullAsa [zrI. paramAnaMda kuMvarajI kApaDiyAnA pustaka "satye ziva sundaram'nuM purovacana]. 15. kharo keLavaNIkAra [ zrI. nAnAbhAI bhaTTanI AtmakathA "ghaDatara ane caNataranuM purovacana ]. Page #176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pariziSTa - 167 [ zrI jayabhikhkhunI navalakathA 'matsyagalAgala'nI prastAvanA ] [ zrI 'darzaka'nA pustaka 'triveNItIrtha'nI prastAvanA ] [ zrI. mohanalAla mahetA 'sopAna'nA pustaka dIpamaMgala'nI prastAvanA ] [ 'saMskRti' : oNgasTa, 1952 ] [ DaoN. dhIrubhAI ThAkaranA pustaka maNilAla nabhubhAI : sAhityasAdhanA'no pravezaka ] 21. jIvato anekAnta [zrI mahAvIra jaina vidyAlaya, rajata mahotsava graMthamAMthI ] 22. vaTabIjano vistAra [ 'gujarAtanAM zaikSaNika pragati tathA vikAsa : amadAvAda ejyukezana sosAyaTInA prayatna' (1951)nI prastAvanA ] 23. ucca zikSaNanI bodhabhASAno prazna [ 'buddhiprakAza' : jAnyuArI, 1949 ] 24. ucca zikSaNanI bodhabhASA ['buddhaprakAza' oNgasTa, 1947] 25. ucca zikSaNanI bodhabhASA : eka praznottarI[ 'saMskRti' : eprila, 1954 ] 26. saMsmaraNo'nI AlocanA [ zrI. ga. vA. mAvaLaMkaranI AtmakathAnI 16. adhikAra ceSTA 17. triveNIsnAna 18. smRtizeSa 19. biMdumAM siMdhu 20. sarvAMgINa saMzodhana ane samAlocanA 27. strI-puruSanI baLAbaLanI mImAMsA 28. pAijikAnuM romAMcaka lagna ane tenA putrano buddha sAthe saMlApa 29. daMpatIjIvananAM dastAvejI citro 30. yAyAvara : samAlocanA ] [ 'jainayuga' : jyeSTha, 1985 ] [ 'naciketA' : sapTembara, 1954 ] [ 'gRhamAdhurI' : mArca, 1956 ] [ 'zrIraMga' : eprila, 1956 ] dArzanika ciMtana 1. bhAratIya darzanomAM AdhyAtmika vikAsakrama [ 'purAtattva', pustaka 1mAMthI udyuta ] 2. gujarAtI bhASAmAM dArzanika tattvajJAna [ 'navamI gujarAtI sAhitya pariSadamAM Avelo nibaMdha ] 3. saMsAra ane dharmanuM anuzIlana [ zrI kizoralAla mazarUvALA kRta 'saMsAra ane dharma' graMtha - 8 paMDitajIe karela anuzIlana ] 4. strIjAtine dRSTivAda aMga bhaNavAnA niSedha 52 [ jaina sAhitya saMzodhaka, eka vicA2 khaMDa 3, aMka - 3] Page #177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 1680 artha 5. brahma ane sama [gujarAta sAhitya pariSadanA tattvajJAnanA pramukhapade Avela pravacana ] 6. bhAratIya tattvajJAnanI rUparekhA [amadAvAdamAM maLela bhAratIya tattvajJAna pariSadanA 33mA adhivezananA gujarAtI vibhAganA adhyakSa tarIke Avela bhASaNa - 1958] 7. svastha ane utkrAnta jIvananI kaLA 8. tattvajJAna ane dharmanI paraspara asara [akhaMDa AnaMda - phebruArI - 1959] 9. dArzanika kSetramAM saMzodhana [jIvana mAdhurI navembara - 1960] 10. sAMpradAyikatA ane tenA purAvAonuM digdarzana (1) [ purAtattva' : pustaka 4-5] 11. sAMpradAyikatA ane tenA purAvAonuM digdarzana (2) 12. sAMpradAyakatA ane tenA purAvAonuM digdarzana (3) 13. cArvAka darzana [aMkhaDa AnaMda me, 1957 ] 14. aMtaH samRddhinuM mUlya 15. mAnavatAnA pAyA, enuM mUlyAMkana ane [prasthAna - 1959] jIvanamAM eno vinIyoga 16. maMgaLa AzA [prasthAna * 1963] 17. Adi maMgaLa buddhiprakAza ] 18. jIvanadRSTimAM maulika parivartana [ jIvanamAdhurI - nave. * 1957] 19. dArzanika vivaraNa [1957mAM sneha saMmelanamAM Apela pravacanamAMthI ] 20. mAnava mananI bhItaramAM [ola inDiyA reDiyo, amadAvAda uparathI 1960mAM vArtAlApa mATe taiyAra karela lakhANa ] artha (darzana ane ciMtananA bIjA bhAgamAM chapAyela lekho) ( [ sa 1. karuNA ane prajJAmUrtinuM mahAprasthAna ['saMskRti : mArca, 1948] 2. aMte AzvAsana konAthI maLe che ? [ "saMskRti' : mArca, 1948] 3. gAMdhIjIno jIvanadharma [ "janmabhUmi' vizeSAMka ] 4. baMne kalyANakArI : jIvana ane mRtyu [ prabuddha jaina' : 1 mArca, 1948 ] 5. vibhUti vinobA bhUmiputra' : 15 sapTembara, 1954 ] 6. Ajano yathArtha mArga : bhUdAna [ prasthAna : kArataka, 2013] Page #178 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ pariziSTa 0 169 [ 'buddhiprakAza': jAnyuArI, 1950 ] [ 'buddhiprakAza' : sapTembara, 1952 ] [ AcArya dhruva smAraka graMtha'mAMthI ] [ prabuddha jaina' : 15 julAI, 1947 ] 11. zAMtidevAcArya ane adhyApaka kozAMbIjI [ 'bodhicaryAvatA2'nuM purovacana ] 12. AcArya zrI AtmArAmajI [saM. 1985mAM zrI. mahAvIra jaina vidyAlayamAM AtmArAmajInI jayaMtI prasaMge Apela vyAkhyAna ] 7. kAntaprajJa zrI kizoralAlabhAI 8. sarvamitra gRhastha-saMta brAhmaNa-zramaNa dhruvajI 10. sva. kozAMbIjInAM preraNAdAyI smaraNo 9. 13. AcArya jinavijyajI 14. smRtizeSa dAdA 15. piracaya thoDo paNa chApa ghaNI UMDI 16. Avo ne ATalo AghAta kema ?[ prabuddha jaina' : 15 phebruArI, 1947] [ 'zrI jaina dharma prakAza' : vaizAkha, 2007 ] [ prabuddha jaina' : 1 ogasTa, 1952] [ prasthAna' : jyeSTha, 1983 ] [ prabuddha jaina' : 15 phebruArI, 1946 ] [ 'jaina' : 21 julAI, 1956 ] 17. smRtipaTa 18. saumAM vRddha paNa sauthI juvAna traNa smaraNo 19. 20. keTalAMka saMsmaraNo 21. aMjali 22. eka bIjA mistrI 23. sva. lADubahenanI jIvanarekhA 24. tejomUrti bhaginI 25. bAbu dayAlacaMdajInAM keTalAMka saMsmaraNo 26. tejasvI tA2ka AcArya zrI narendradevajI 27. zAstroddhAraka sva. munizrI caturavijyajI [ 'prasthAna' : jyeSTha, 1984 ] [ 'buddhiprakAza' : mArca, 1956 ] [ zrI. jhaveracaMda meghANI smRtigraMtha sauno lADakavAyo'mAMthI ] 1. jaina tattvajJAna 2. jaina nyAyano kramika vikAsa [ prasthAna' : phAgaNa, 1992 ] [ [ pAlaNapura patrikA' : 1926 ] 'apaMganI pratibhA'mAM 'be zabda' ] [ jaina' : tA. 11-2-1956 ] [ 'jaina' : tA. 25-2-1956 ] [ prabuddha jaina' : tA. 31-12-1939 ] anekAnta ciMtana [ prabuddha jaina' : 15-6-46 ] [ sAtamI gujarAtI sAhitya pariSada, bhAvanagaramAM veMcAyela ane jena sAhitya saMbaMdhI lekhono saMgraha' (jai. dha. pra. sa. bhAvanagara)mAM prakAzita ] Page #179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 170 * artha 3. saptabhaMgI [eka vidyArthIne patra ] 4. prAmANya svataH ke parataH ? [ 'kAntamAlA' : 1924] 5. bhAratIya darzanonI kALatattva saMbaMdhI mAnyatA [purAtattva : pustaka 1] 6. kathApaddhatinuM svarUpa ane tenA sAhityanuM digdarzana [ purAtattva' : pustaka 3] 7. nigoda jAtinA jIvasamUha viSayaka praznottaro [ jaina sAhitya saMzodhaka khaMDa 3, aMka 2]. 8. AvazyakasUtranA kartA koNa ? jaina sAhitya saMzodhaka, khaMDa-3, aMka-2) 9. sanmatitarka ane tenuM mahattva [ jena rIpya mahotsava aMka ] 10. hetubinduno paricaya [gAyakavADa oriyenTala sirIjhamAM prakAzita kahetubindu-TikAnI prastAvanA ] 11. stutikAra mAtRceTa ane temanuM adhyardhazataka AnaMdazaMkara dhruva smAraka graMtha ] 12. "harSacaritanA sAMskRtika adhyayananuM avalokana "saMskRti : phebruArI, 1954 ] 13. zrImad rAjacaMdranI AtmopaniSada : [ zrI. rAjacaMdranA "Atma siddhizAstranuM purovacana ] 14. zrImad rAjacaMdra - eka samAlocanA | zrI. rAjacaMdranAM vicAraratnomAMthI 1. Page #180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sUci ajila - 146 anAsakta karmayoga - 15 anupamAdevI - 135 anaMtarAya - 42 abhidharma - 77 abhidharmakoza - 156 amaracaMda talakacaMda - 137 amIcaMda khImacaMda - 111 azoka - 29 azoka mahetA - 35 ahiMsA ANi saMskRti - 61, 62 aMbAlAla purANI - 42 AcArAMgasUtra - pa3 Atmasiddhi - 76 AtmAnaMda - 114 AtmAnaMda jaina zatAbdI mAraka graMtha - 120 AtmArAmajI mahArAja - 81 AtmaupamyamUlaka - 14 Adhibhautika - 3 Anandaghana - 107 AnaMdazaMkara dhruva - 83 AnaMdazaMkara dhruva - 155 AnaMdazaMkarabhAI - para ApaNo dharma - para ApavItI - 58 Aryakulobhava - 47 Isu khrista - 51 uttarAdhyayana - pa3 upaniSada - 28 umAsvAti - 77 UdhaInuM jIvana - 41 Urmi - 42 RtaMbharA - 4 RSi - 43 RSi yAjJavakya - 28 eca. jI. velsa - 99 ena. sI. mahetA - 155 kapila - 43 kabIra - 25 kalama ane kitAba - 97 kalApI - 96 kastUrabA - 95 kAkA kAlelakara - 61 kAkAsAheba - 146. kAtyAyanI - 28 kAntanI - 114 kAntamALA - 114 kAntivijaya - 158 kAlidAsa - 29 kAvyAnuzAsana - 159 kAMtivijayajI - 86 kizoralAlabhAI - 39 kisanasiMha - 84 Page #181 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 172 * artha kurAna - 11 kuMvarajIbhAI - 106 kRpalAnIjI - 35, 77 kRpArasakoza - 87 keLavaNInA pAyA - 39 kezavajI mANeka - 135 kauzAMbIjI - 58 krAisTa - 7 kSamAmuni - 151 khuzAladAsa - 78 gaccho - 120 gadyasaMdarbha - 90 gAMdhIjI - 5 gItA - 11 gItAdhvani - 41 gItAmaMthana - 49 gItA-rahasya - 60 goDase - 24 gopAladAsabhAI - 141 gomatI - 40 jJAtio - 120 carcila - 9 caturavijaya - 158 cAMga - 9 cidvilAsa - 14 cimanabhAI - 151 cimanalAla - 87 cimanalAla cakubhAI - 113 cImanAbAI - 61 cunIbhAI - 42 cunIlAla - 70, 79 caitanyajI - 70 cauthamalajI - 104 caMdrazaMkara zukla - 39 choTAlAla maganalAla - 96 chaMda - 120 janmabhUmi - 97 jayasvAla - 90 jayaMtI - 83 javAharalAlajI - 34, 103. 104 jasA jAmanA - 135 jinavijayajI - 65, 84, 109 jisasa - 48 jI. vI. mAvaLaMkara - 92 jIvana zodhana - 41 jIvarAjabhAI - 106 jugalakizora biralA - 62 jaina AcArya haribhadra - 76 jaina gUrjara kavio - 120, 128 jaina dRSTie yoga - 107 jaina sAhityano saMkSipta itihAsa - 120 yUDA - 146 jhaveracaMda meghANI - 96 jhaverI - 129 TAgora - 83 ThakkarabApA - 99 tattvajJAna - 107 tattvArtha - 77, 96 tathAgata buddha - 28 tArAcaMda koTharI - 113 tArAnAtha - 73 timiramAM prabhA - 41 tilakamaMjarI - 86, 159 tejomUrti - 141 tripiTakAcArya - 60 damayaMtIbena - 97 dayAnaMda - 25 dayALacaMdajI - 151 Page #182 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sUci * 173 darabArIlAla - 103, 107 pArasamaNi - 100 darabArIlAla satyabhakta - 120 pArzvanAtha - 66 dalasukha mAlavaNiyA - 79, 156 pArzvanAthano caturthAna dharma - 66 dAdAsAheba - 92 pArzvanAthAcA cAturyAma dharma - 80 dAmodara kauzAMbIjI -- 67 puNyavijayajI - 158 dIpacaMdabhAI - 113 puraSottama TaMDanajI - 79 durlabhajI jhaverI - 104 purANI - 42 desAI - 129 puruSottama sarADa laTheDavALA - 135 dhanapALa - 86 puruSottamadAsa TaMDana - 70 dhammapada - 54, 60 paitRka - 68 dharmarAja - 29 pyArA bApu - 39 dharmavarNana - para prajJA karamatinI paMjikA - 74 dharmAnaMda kauzAMbIjI - 155 prajJApAramitA - 41 dhamanaMdajI - 80 prabuddha jaina - 104, 112 dhUmaketu - 98 prabhudAsa - 102 dhruvajI - para prabhu padhAryA - 100 nathamalajI TAMTiyA - 109 prasAda - 67 nadIvyAghanyAya - 63 prasthAna - 42 nananaca - 107 prAcIna nagara-nigamo - 120 namirAjarSi - 11 premacaMdabhAI - 96 narendradevajI - 64, 154 phUlachAba - 97 nAthurAma premIjI - 6 2, 66, 116, 129 barnArDa zo - 9 nAnaka - 25 bAIbala - 11 nAma ghelAbhAI - 134 bApujInA - 3 nAme kezavajI kAnajI - 134 bAbu dayAlacaMdajI joharI - 148 nArAyaNadAsa - 134 bAbu zrI prakAzajI - 155 nirAmiSa - 11 bAlAbhAI nANAvaTI - 106, 125 nItizikSaNa - para birseTa - 83 padonAM vivecana - 107 buddha - 25, 43 padmanAbha jaina - 156 buddhacarita - 64 paramAnaMda kApaDiyA - 101, 104, 109, buddhadharma ANi saMgha - 58 113, 158 buddha-mahAvIra - 51 pavAra - 71 buddhi jAgarita - 3 pAramitAo - 74 buddhiprakAza - 42 Page #183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 14 0 artha bRhadAraNyaka upaniSada - 28 becaradAsa - 151 bodhicaryAvatAra - 73, 74 bodhisattva - 6 6. bauddhajAtaka - 11 bauddha vAlmaya - 59 bauddhisattva - 80 bhagavAnadAsa - 64, 151 bhaginI - 141 mAnavendragirita - 117 bhAnucaMdrasiddhacaMdra - 128 bhASA - 120 bhoLAbhAI jeziMgabhAI dalAla - 92 bhaMDAra - 120 makanajIbhAI - 126 maNibahena - 137 maNibhAI - 111 madanamohana - para madanamohana mAlaviyAjI - 149 mahUma gAyakavADa - 60 mahAbhArata - 11 mahAyAne - 14 mahAvIra - 14, 18, 25, 43 mahIDA caMdraka - 100 mahendra - 99 mahendrakumAra - 109 mANasAInA dIvA - 100 mANekabahena - 6 7 mAnavI -khaMDiyero - 41 mAnasI - 42 mAlaviyajI - 52, 67, 129 mizrIlAlajI - 104 mistrI somanAtha -134 mukulabhAI - 75 munazIjI - 98 meghANI - 102 maitreyI - 28 motIcaMdabhAI - 106, 126 motIbahena - 119 motIbahena jIvarAja - 6 7 mohanalAla jhaverI - 126 mohanalAla dalIcaMda desAI - 107, 116, 124 mohanalAla bI. jhaverI - 107 moMghI - 96 yazovijayajI - 81, 90 yAkobI - 83, 89, 128 yogabiMdu - 76 yogazAstra - 4, 18 26 - 29 ratibhAI AgarAmA - 148 ratilAla dIpacaMda desAI - 148 ramaNalAla - 113. ramaNIkalAla modI - 151 ravizaMkara mahArAja - 37 rasikalAla cho. parIkha - 92, 138 rasikalAla mANekalAla dalAla - 92 rasikalAla vakIla - 42 raMbhAkumArI - 69 rAjavADe - 59 rAjavaMza - 120 rAma-kRSNa -- 51 rAmanArAyaNa - 98 rAmanArAyaNa pAThaka - 92 rAvaLa - 43 rAhulajIe - 60 rAhula sAMkRtyAyana - 154 lakSmaNa zAstrI - 44 Page #184 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ sUci * 175 laMkAvatAra - 73 lADubahena - 137 lAlA lajapatarAya - 69 lokakavitA - 100 lokamAnya tilaka - 60 lokasevaka gokhale - 99 loyamAna - 83 loyamena - 128 vakIla - 43 vakIla mAkarsa - 42 vasubadhu - 156 vasaMta - para vA. mo. zAha - 116 vAgmitva - 110 vAcaspatinI -- 50 vADIlAla motIlAla - 129 vAsudeva - 14 vAMjhA sutAra - 134 vijJaptitriveNI - 87 vijayavallabhasUri - 106 vidAyaveLAe - 41 videhajanaka - 11 vinobA - 28 vinTaninjha - 75 vimalamaMtrI - 118 vizeSAvazyakabhASya - 106 vihita zastra - 11 vIracaMda dIpacaMda motIbhAI - 106 vedo - 11 vebara - 128 vevizALa - 100 vyAsa - 98 vrajanAtha mahArAja - 134 vrajalAlajI - 107 vrajalAlajI kAzI - 148 zAyaloka - 146 zAlibhadrarAsa - 13ra zAstravizArada DaoNkTara - 97 zAMtidevAcArya - 73 zikSAsamuccaya - 73 zivaprasAda guptA - 6 1, 6 2, 67, 78 zIla - 83 zailI ucchedaka - 106 zeka - 9 zaMkarAcArya - 50 zatruMjaya tIrthoddhAra prabaMdha - 87 zrImad rAyacaMda - 11 satyAnaMda - 79 sanmatitarka - 3 sanmitra kapUravijayajI - 148 samULI krAMti - 42 sayAjIrAva - 61 savAIlAla - 138 sahajAnaMda - 51 saMtabAla - 70 saMpUrNAnaMdajI - 14 saMkhanA - 68 saMskRti - 100 sAMbelAnA sUra - 97 siddharSi - 107 siddhasena divAkara - 45 sujasavelI - 119 sujasavelI bhAsa - 127 surendrajI - 139 suzIlA nAyara - 70 suzIlAbahena - 137 suzliSTa - 41 suMdaravijayajI - 86 Page #185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ 176 0 artha sUtrasamuccaya - 73 seLabheLa - 102 sokreTisa - 7 sTelina - 9 strI-puruSa-maryAdA - 39 smArakamALA - 80 svAmI rAmatIrtha - 37 svAmI satyAnaMdajI - 69 svAmI sahajAnaMda - 39 svAzrita - 87. haragoviMdadAsa rAmajI - 119 harijana - 49 - - hariprasAda - 134 haribhadra - 90 harSavardhana - 29 hiTalara - 9 hiTalarI - 64 hindudharmanI bALapothI - para hindu vedadharma - para hiMdI saMskRti ANi ahiMsA - 78 hiMdu dharmAcI samIkSA - 44 . hIravijayasUri akabara - 148 hemacandra - 90 helana - 141 Page #186 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________ paMDita sukhalAlajIno janma 8 Disembara 1880mAM surendranagara pAse Avela lImaDI nAmanA nAnakaDA gAmaDAmAM thayo hato. 16 varSanI uMmare temaNe zItaLAmAM AMkho gumAvI tyArathI, temanA ja jaNAvyA mujaba, temano bIjo janma zarU thayo. A pachInuM temanuM jIvana akathya puruSArtha jevuM hatuM. sane 1904thI 1921 sudhI kAzI ane mithilAmAM prathama saMskRta bhASA ane pachI bhAratIya darzanano abhyAsa karyo ane adhyApanakArya karyuM. 1921thI 1930 sudhI gUjarAta vidyApIThamAM rahIne sanmatitarkanA pAMca bhAgonuM saMpAdanakArya karyuM. te samagra bhAratIya darzananA itihAsamAM ananya ghaTanA hatI. 1933thI 1944 sudhI banArasa hindu yunivarsiTImAM adhyayana ane adhyApanakArya karyuM. A daramyAna tarkabhASA, pramANamImAMsA ane jJAnabiMdu jevA graMthonuM saMpAdanakArya karyuM. 1944 bAda yunivarsiTImAMthI nivRtta thaI satata vidyApravRtti karatAM karatAM 97 varSanI uMmare bIjI mArca 1978mAM avasAna pAmyA. paMDita sukhalAlajI vIsamI sadInA eka maulika philasUpha hatA. emaNe jIvanamAM vidvattA, sAdAI ane manuSya-premano saMgama sAdhyo hato. bhAratanA vidhavidha dharmomAM raheluM samanvayabIja emaNe zodhyuM ane dharmane kriyAkAMDathI mukta karyo. je dharma samAja mATe upayogI na hoya e dharma aprastuta che e vAta temaNe aneka graMthomAM samajAvI che. eka prajJAcakSu. asahAya yuvAna bhAratIya darzanano vizvavikhyAta vidvAna kevI rIte banyo tenI gAthA mAnavajAta mATe sAcavI rAkhavA jevo vAraso che. temaNe adhyAtmavicAraNA, bhAratIya tattvavidyA, samadarzI AcArya haribhadrasUri jevA graMtho tathA 'mAruM jIvanavRtta' nAmanI AtmakathA lakhI. A uparAMta aneka dharma, samAja, rAjanIti, keLavaNI vagere para je asaMkhya lekho lakhyA te traNa bhAgamAM 'darzana ane ciMtana'mAM pragaTa thayA che.